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Michael Shamberg is a Actor, Director, Producer, Editor and Thanks American born on 1945 at Chicago (USA)

Michael Shamberg

Michael Shamberg
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Nationality USA
Birth 1945 (79 years) at Chicago (USA)
Creator of Jersey Films

Michael Shamberg (born 1945) is an American former Time–Life correspondent and current film producer.

Biography

Michael Shamberg a été diplômé de l'université Washington de Saint-Louis en 1966. Il a fait partie des dirigeants de Jersey Films puis, à partir de 2015, de Double Feature Films.

Best films

Django Unchained (2012)
(Executive Producer)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
(Producer)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
(Executive Producer)
Along Came Polly (2004)
(Producer)
World Trade Center (2006)
(Producer)
Contagion (2011)
(Producer)

Usually with

Stacey Sher
Stacey Sher
(31 films)
Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
(23 films)
John Cleese
John Cleese
(2 films)
Zach Braff
Zach Braff
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Michael Shamberg (45 films)

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Actor

Extraordinary Measures, 1h28
Directed by Tom Vaughan
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Lily Mariye, Keri Russell, Jared Harris, Courtney B. Vance
Roles Renzler Venture Capitalist #1
Rating63% 3.198273.198273.198273.198273.19827
Brendan Fraser plays John Crowley, a biotechnology executive whose two youngest children were afflicted with Pompe disease or acid maltase deficiency. In the film his children are aged 8 and 6. Along with his wife Aileen (Keri Russell), he raises money for research scientist Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford), forming a company to develop a drug to save his children's lives.
Along Came Polly, 1h26
Directed by John Hamburg
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Hank Azaria, Bryan Brown
Roles Van Lew Executive
Rating59% 2.9999752.9999752.9999752.9999752.999975
Reuben Feffer (Ben Stiller), an insurance actuary, is celebrating his honeymoon with newlywed wife, Lisa Kramer (Debra Messing), on the island of St. Barts but catches her having sex with Claude (Hank Azaria), a French scuba instructor. Returning home to New York alone, he attempts to piece his life back together. Reuben goes to an art gallery with his friend, Sandy Lyle (Philip Seymour Hoffman), where he runs into former junior high school classmate Polly Prince (Jennifer Aniston).
Erin Brockovich, 2h10
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Environmental films, Feminist films, Political films
Actors Julia Roberts, David Brisbin, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger, Peter Coyote
Roles PG&E Lawyer
Rating74% 3.700153.700153.700153.700153.70015
In 1993, Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) is an unemployed single mother of three children, who has recently been injured in a traffic accident with a doctor and is suing him. Her lawyer, Ed Masry (Albert Finney), expects to win, but Erin's explosive courtroom behavior under cross-examination loses her the case, and Ed will not return her phone calls afterwards. One day he arrives at work to find her in the office, apparently working. She says that he told her things would work out and they didn't, and that she needed a job. He feels bad for her, and decides to give her a try at the office.

Director

The Lord of the Universe, 58minutes
Directed by Michael Shamberg
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about religion
Rating67% 3.3873453.3873453.3873453.3873453.387345

Producer

Cold Pursuit, 1h58
Directed by Hans Petter Moland
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Michael Eklund, Emmy Rossum, Tom Bateman, William Forsythe
Roles Producer
Rating61% 3.0938553.0938553.0938553.0938553.093855
Conducteur de chasse-neige à Kehoe, une paisible station de ski du Colorado, Nelson Coxman voit son existence chamboulée par le décès de son fils Kyle, mort d'une overdose d'héroïne. Il découvre notamment que Kyle a été assassiné sur ordre d'un puissant cartel dirigé par un certain « Viking ». Armé d’une rage implacable et d’une artillerie lourde, Coxman entreprend de le démanteler en assassinant un par un les associés de Viking qui le mèneront vers lui. Sa quête de justice se transforme rapidement en vengeance sans pitié...
Burnt
Burnt (2015)
, 1h40
Directed by John Wells
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Cooking films, Films about religion
Actors Bradley Cooper, Jamie Dornan, Emma Thompson, Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys, Daniel Brühl
Roles Executive Producer
Rating65% 3.298773.298773.298773.298773.29877
Adam Jones is an up-and-coming chef whose drug use and erratic behavior lead him to lose his restaurant. He attempts to rebuild his life and his career in London, in the hopes of returning to Paris to open a new restaurant that will gain three Michelin stars.
Freeheld
Freeheld (2015)
, 1h43
Directed by Peter Sollett
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about cancer, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell, Zach Galifianakis, Luke Grimes, Gabriel Luna
Roles Producer
Rating66% 3.3152353.3152353.3152353.3152353.315235
The film is based on the true story of Laurel Hester (Moore), a police officer in Ocean County, New Jersey. The story narrates the difficulties faced by a lesbian police detective and her domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Page). Following her diagnosis with terminal lung cancer in 2005, Hester repeatedly appealed to the county's board of chosen freeholders in an attempt to ensure her pension benefits could be passed on to her domestic partner.
A Walk Among the Tombstones, 1h54
Directed by Scott Frank
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Ruth Wilson, Boyd Holbrook, Sebastian Roché, Marina Squerciati
Roles Producer
Rating64% 3.2481353.2481353.2481353.2481353.248135
In 1991, Detective Matthew Scudder (Liam Neeson) is in a car with his partner. He then enters a bar and gets two shots and a cup of coffee. Two masked men then come in and kill the bartender, prompting Matt to take his gun and fire at them. He runs into the street and shoots one man down. The second man and a third drive away. Matt shoots the driver while the final man flees. Matt shoots him in the thigh and follows him down some steps and kills him.
Wish I Was Here, 2h
Directed by Zach Braff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families
Actors Zach Braff, Josh Gad, Donald Faison, Jim Parsons, Ashley Greene, Kate Hudson
Roles Producer
Rating65% 3.2990053.2990053.2990053.2990053.299005
Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff) is a 35-year-old father of two struggling to be an actor in L.A. while his wife, Sarah (Kate Hudson) works a tedious data job. In order to send their kids, Tucker (Pierce Gagnon) and Grace (Joey King) to a good school, they rely on help from Aidan's father, Gabe (Mandy Patinkin), who insisted they go to an Orthodox Jewish day school.
Runner Runner, 1h31
Directed by Brad Furman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Jeu, Seafaring films, Transport films, Poker, Children's films
Actors Ben Affleck, Gemma Arterton, Justin Timberlake, Anthony Mackie, David Costabile, John Heard
Roles Producer
Rating56% 2.800482.800482.800482.800482.80048
Richie Furst used to have a lucrative career on Wall Street; this history prevents him from receiving tuition assistance at Princeton, so he funds his master's degree by referring students to online gambling, for which he receives a cut. After the dean threatens to expel him for these activities, Richie tries to win his tuition using his excellent poker skills in online gambling, but he loses all his money to a cheater, something he is able to prove by statistics.
LOL
LOL (2012)
, 1h37
Directed by Lisa Azuelos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Teen movie
Actors Miley Cyrus, Demi Moore, Ashley Greene, Adam G. Sevani, Douglas Booth, Thomas Jane
Roles Producer
Rating44% 2.2367052.2367052.2367052.2367052.236705
Lola (Miley Cyrus) leads an ordinary life, with her boyfriend Chad (George Finn), and best friends Emily (Ashley Hinshaw), Janice (Lina Esco) and Kyle (Douglas Booth). When they return to school, Lola discovers that Chad has cheated on her over the summer, so the two of them break up. Lola and Kyle begin to realize that they have feelings for each other and pursue a relationship, but this is complicated due to the fact that Chad and Kyle are friends, and Lola's "enemy" Ashley (Ashley Greene) wants to date Kyle. Kyle and his band want to compete in the battle of the bands, but Kyle's dad doesn't support Kyle's passion for music and feels that it is getting in the way of his schoolwork. During the movie, Lola records all of these events in her diary.
Django Unchained, 2h45
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Western, Spaghetti Western
Themes Films about slavery, Films about racism
Actors Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington, Walton Goggins
Roles Executive Producer
Rating81% 4.0981454.0981454.0981454.0981454.098145
In Texas 1858, the Speck brothers, Ace and Dicky, drive black slaves on foot. Among the shackled slaves is Django, sold off and separated from his wife, Broomhilda von Shaft. The Speck brothers are stopped by Dr. King Schultz, a German ex-dentist and bounty hunter from Düsseldorf, Prussia. Schultz asks to buy one of the slaves; when he questions Django about his knowledge of the Brittle brothers, for whom Schultz is carrying a warrant, Ace becomes irritated and aims his shotgun at Schultz. Schultz quickly kills Ace and leaves Dicky at the mercy of the newly freed slaves, who shoot Dicky in the head.
Contagion
Contagion (2011)
, 1h50
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Social science fiction, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Films about computing, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about sexuality, Films about viral outbreaks, Catastrophe épidémiologique, Disaster films
Actors Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet
Roles Producer
Rating67% 3.398153.398153.398153.398153.39815
Returning from a Hong Kong business trip, Beth Emhoff has a layover in Chicago to have sex with a former lover before returning to her family in suburban Minneapolis. She appears to have contracted a cold during her trip. Her six-year-old son from a previous marriage, Clark, also becomes symptomatic and is sent home from school. Beth's condition worsens and two days later she collapses with severe seizures. Her husband, Mitch, rushes her to the hospital, but she dies of an unknown cause.
Extraordinary Measures, 1h28
Directed by Tom Vaughan
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Lily Mariye, Keri Russell, Jared Harris, Courtney B. Vance
Roles Producer
Rating63% 3.198273.198273.198273.198273.19827
Brendan Fraser plays John Crowley, a biotechnology executive whose two youngest children were afflicted with Pompe disease or acid maltase deficiency. In the film his children are aged 8 and 6. Along with his wife Aileen (Keri Russell), he raises money for research scientist Robert Stonehill (Harrison Ford), forming a company to develop a drug to save his children's lives.