The director of Indiana Jones - Steven Spielberg

Cinematography is a relatively young art form. It appeared at the beginning of the last century and began to develop actively from the second half.

It all began with the Lumiere brothers, because they invented the first camera, which was filmed some kind of movie. This device was called "Cinematograph". Then there were Charlie Chaplin, Vladimir Romashkov, Sergei Eisenstein and other people who made a huge contribution to the development of cinematography.

Now there are still a few filmmakers who can be confidently told that these people have made a really significant contribution to the development of the cinema. One of those who deserves this definition is undoubtedly the director Steven Spielberg.

About the director

Few of the current directors can boast of such a vast experience of working on completely different projects, such as the director of "Indiana Jones" Steven Spielberg. This man has in his filmography and war movies, and fantasy, and dramas, and many more variety of films.

One of the director's most successful projects is a series of films about the adventurer Indiana Jones.

Beginning of the story: "Indiana Jones: In Search of the Lost Ark" (1981)

The first film about Indiana Jones was released in 1981. It should be noted that one of the screenwriters of the picture was a good friend of Spielberg and the director of the cult film franchise "Star Wars" - George Lucas.

The plot of the picture tells about the scientist - Dr. Jones, who gets the task to go in search of one very valuable artifact. At the same time, the protagonist is not informed that other people are hunted for the artifact, which can greatly hamper him.

The picture was a huge success at the box office. With a budget low enough for Hollywood of $ 18 million, she collected more than $ 380 million in the cinema, which, of course, could not help becoming the reason for the filming of the following parts.

The main actor of the film is Harrison Ford

To the filming of the film, the director of "Indiana Jones" approached, already being an accomplished and experienced director. Therefore, the choice of actors who wanted to get this role was huge. However, it is unlikely that anyone would be able to imagine someone else in the role of Dr. Jones, other than Harrison Ford.

This man is one of the most successful and sought-after Hollywood actors. He became famous mainly thanks to two film franchises: "Indiana Jones" (the actor plays the main character) and "Star Wars", where Harrison got the role of Khan Solo.

Now the actor is 74 years old, but he does not think to finish with the cinema. Harrison is in several projects, including Steven Spielberg.

The following parts

The intervals between the films director "Indiana Jones" did quite large. The next film was released only after 3 years. The third part came out five years after the second, and the fourth one was completed only in 2008. However, the director of Indiana Jones Steven Spielberg does not yet think to interrupt this project, and in 2019 a new part is expected, where the main role, as in the previous films, will play Harrison Ford.

Other director's films

Stephen Spielberg for his long career in film production and produced a huge number of successful and interesting films of various genres. He made a really significant contribution to the development of cinematography, he opened many previously unused techniques and means of expressiveness in the cinema.

Particular attention should be paid to such films as the Schindler's List (a military drama about the hard life of Jews in fascist Germany), Catch Me If You Can (a story about a clever criminal based on real events), Jurassic Park and other famous films. All the director's films are in their own way good and diverse, that's why everyone will find a film to their liking.