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Aliases: Rob Lurie , רוד לוריא

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Israel

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Movie Involvements: 30

TV Involvements: 10


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Biography

Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and former film critic. Lurie's first foray into filmmaking, as writer and director, was the low-budget political thriller Deterrence (1999), with Kevin Pollak as the first Jewish President of the United States. The characters (in his films) of President Jackson Evans (The Contender), prison inmate Lt. Gen. Eugene Irwin (The Last Castle), FBI agent Paige Van Doren (Line of Fire), and vice presidential nominee Gen. (ret.) Warren Keaton (Commander in Chief) are all fictional graduates of the "Long Gray Line".

Most Famous Work

Hell on Wheels
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8

Hell on Wheels

(2011) Director
Commander in Chief
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8

Commander in Chief

(2005) Creator
The Last Castle
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7

The Last Castle

(2001) Director
Straw Dogs
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6

Straw Dogs

(2011) Screenplay
Black Butterfly
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6

Black Butterfly

(2017) Executive Producer
Line of Fire
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5

Line of Fire

(2003) Creator
The Outpost
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7

The Outpost

(2020) Director
The Contender
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7

The Contender

(2000) Writer

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2005 Creator
2003 Creator
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