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'''Sir Ridley Scott''' (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer.
[[Ridley_Scott_(23716888011).jpg|thumb|Ridley Scott.]]'''Sir Ridley Scott''' (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==

Revision as of 14:51, 28 May 2016

thumb|Ridley Scott.Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer.

Biography

Following his commercial breakthrough with the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), his best known works are the neo-noir dystopian science fiction film Blade Runner (1982), crime drama Thelma & Louise (1991), historical drama and Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator (2000), war film Black Hawk Down (2001), crime thriller Hannibal (2001), biographical film American Gangster (2007), and science fiction films Prometheus (2012) and The Martian (2015).

Scott is known for his atmospheric, highly concentrated visual style.

His films range widely in setting and period.

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