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Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray

Directing 1911-08-07 Galesville, Wisconsin, USA

Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle; 7 August 1911 – 16 June 1979) was an American film director best known for the films Rebel Without a Cause and Johnny Guitar. Described by the Harvard Film Archive as "Hollywood's last romantic" and "one of postwar American cinema’s supremely gifted and ultimately tragic filmmakers," Ray was considered an iconoclastic auteur director who often clashed with the Hollywood studio system of the time, but would prove highly influential to future generatio…

Known For

Hair
MOV ⭐ 7.3
Hair 1979
Rebel Without a Cause
MOV ⭐ 7.5
Rebel Without a Cause 1955
55 Days at Peking
MOV ⭐ 6.9
55 Days at Peking 1963
The American Friend
MOV ⭐ 7.1
The American Friend 1977
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
MOV ⭐ 7.5
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1945
Films to Die For
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Films to Die For 2025
James Dean: The First American Teenager
MOV ⭐ 7.5
James Dean: The First American Teenager 1975
Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast
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Johnny, weil Du Geburtstag hast 1977
Lightning Over Water
MOV ⭐ 6.7
Lightning Over Water 1980
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
MOV ⭐ 6.7
I'm a Stranger Here Myself 1975
James Dean: A Portrait
MOV ⭐ 7.0
James Dean: A Portrait 1995
Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year
MOV ⭐ 2.0
Vanity Fair: Jeanette Starion the Pet of the Year 1990
Don't Expect Too Much
MOV ⭐ 6.0
Don't Expect Too Much 2011
We Can't Go Home Again
MOV ⭐ 6.2
We Can't Go Home Again 1973
Profile of Nicholas Ray
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Profile of Nicholas Ray 1977
Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents
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Rebel Without a Cause: Defiant Innocents 2005
Horizons
MOV ⭐ 8.5
Horizons 1973