David Cronenberg

Born: 1943-03-15

From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Known For: Directing

Biography

David Paul Cronenberg CC OOnt (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical,...

Known for

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1995

To Die For

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2021

The Death of David Cronenberg

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1999

Resurrection

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1990

Nightbreed

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1985

Into the Night

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2001

Jason X

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1986

The Fly

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1998

Last Night

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2010

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

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2010

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

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1995

Blood & Donuts

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2016

Tomorrow's Shadows

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2001

The Judge

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1998

The Grace of God

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1975

Shivers

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1996

Crash

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2004

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

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2024

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Humane

character - D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator

2023

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Room 999

character - Self

2021

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The Death of David Cronenberg

character - David Cronenberg

2020

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Falling

character - Dr. Klausner

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Disappearance at Clifton Hill

character - Walter

2019

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Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

character - Self

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A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now

character - Self

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L’ inquiétante absence

character - Self

2017

Alias Grace

character - Reverend Verrenger

Star Trek: Discovery

character - Dr. Kovich

2016

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Ape Sodom

character - Narrator

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Tomorrow's Shadows

character - G.O.D. (voice)

Slasher

character - Spencer

2015

Pig Goat Banana Cricket

character - Dr. Cronenbird (voice)

2013

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Tales from the Organ Trade

character - Narrator

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The Nest

character - Dr. Molnar (voice)

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Rewind

character - Rourke

2012

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Citizens of Cosmopolis

character - Self

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A Special Day

character - Self

2011

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Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

character - Self

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David Cronenberg: The Early Years

character - Self

2010

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Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

character - Self (archive footage)

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William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

character - Self

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Barney's Version

character - O'Malley Director #2

Happy Town

character - Dr. Leichman

2008

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On Screen!: Shivers

character - himself

2007

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To Each His Own Cinema

character - The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")

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At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World

character - The Last Jew

2006

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The Politics of the Dead Zone

character - Self

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Too Commercial for Cannes

character - Self

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Acts of Violence

character - Self

2005

Le Cercle

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The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter

character - Self

2004

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Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

character - Self

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Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

character - Duncan (archive footage)

2002

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Masters of Horror

character - Self

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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"

character - Self(archive footage)

2001

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Jason X

character - Dr. Wimmer

Alias

character - Dr. Brezzel

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The Judge

character - Det. Stobel

The Judge

character - Det. Stobel

2000

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The American Nightmare

character - Self

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Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

character - Self

1999

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David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh

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Resurrection

character - Father Rousell

1998

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character - Duncan

character - Self

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character - Psychiatrist

1997

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David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

character - Himself

1996

The Newsroom

character - Himself

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Extreme Measures

character - Hospital Lawyer

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The Stupids

character - Postal Supervisor

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Crash

character - Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)

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Moonshine Highway

character - Clem Clayton

1995

Kulturzeit

character - self

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To Die For

character - Man at Lake

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Blood & Donuts

character - Crime Boss

1994

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Boozecan

character - Stan Coleburn

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Trial by Jury

character - Director

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Henry & Verlin

character - Doc Fisher

1992

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Naked Making Lunch

character - Self

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Blue

1990

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Nightbreed

character - Dr. Philip K. Decker

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Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard

character - Self

1989

Prisoners of Gravity

character - Self

1988

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Dead Ringers

character - Obstetrician (uncredited)

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The Making of Dead Ringers

character - Self - Writer/Director

1986

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The Fly

character - Gynecologist

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Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg

character - Self

1985

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Into the Night

character - Group Supervisor

1983

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Videodrome

character - Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)

1982

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The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

character - Interviewee

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Take One: Fear on Film

character - Self

1975

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Shivers

character - Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)

1967

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Palace of Pleasure

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Buffalo Airport Visions

1900

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David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

character - Himself

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Ready or Not: Here I Come

In Production - Crew

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A History of Violence

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2005-09-23

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M. Butterfly

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1993-10-01

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Videodrome

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1983-02-04

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Videodrome

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1983-02-04

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Naked Lunch

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1991-12-27

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Crash

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1996-07-17

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Crash

David Cronenberg: Producer (Production)1996-07-17

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eXistenZ

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1999-04-14

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eXistenZ

David Cronenberg: Screenplay (Writing)1999-04-14

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eXistenZ

David Cronenberg: Producer (Production)1999-04-14

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Eastern Promises

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2007-09-14

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The Dead Zone

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1983-10-21

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Scanners II: The New Order

David Cronenberg: Characters (Writing)1991-05-03

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Tourrettes

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1971-12-31

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Letter from Michelangelo

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1971-12-31

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Jim Ritchie Sculptor

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1971-12-31

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Winter Garden

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1972-12-30

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Rabid

David Cronenberg: Original Film Writer (Writing)2019-12-13

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Scarborough Bluffs

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1972-12-30

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Lakeshore

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1972-12-30

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In the Dirt

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1972-12-30

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Fort York

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1972-01-31

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Don Valley

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1972-01-31

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The Fly

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1986-08-15

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The Fly

David Cronenberg: Screenplay (Writing)1986-08-15

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Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1969-06-23

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Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1969-06-23

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Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)

David Cronenberg: Producer (Production)1969-06-23

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Scanners

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1981-01-14

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Scanners

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1981-01-14

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Dead Ringers

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1988-09-23

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Crimes of the Future

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2022-05-25

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Scanners III: The Takeover

David Cronenberg: Characters (Writing)1992-01-31

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Crimes of the Future

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1970-06-01

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Crimes of the Future

David Cronenberg: Producer (Production)1970-06-01

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Crimes of the Future

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1970-06-01

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Crimes of the Future

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1970-06-01

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Shivers

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1975-05-16

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Shivers

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1975-05-16

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Spider

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2002-11-06

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Spider

David Cronenberg: Producer (Production)2002-11-06

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To Each His Own Cinema

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2007-10-31

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The Brood

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1979-05-25

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The Brood

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1979-05-25

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Rabid

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1977-04-08

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Rabid

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1977-04-08

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Crimes of the Future

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)2022-05-25

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Fast Company

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1979-03-18

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A Dangerous Method

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2011-09-30

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Cosmopolis

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2012-05-25

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Cosmopolis

David Cronenberg: Screenplay (Writing)2012-05-25

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The Italian Machine

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1976-12-02

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Cosmopolis

David Cronenberg: Producer (Production)2012-05-25

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Tourrettes

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1971-12-31

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Letter from Michelangelo

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1971-12-31

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Jim Ritchie Sculptor

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1971-12-31

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Jim Ritchie Sculptor

David Cronenberg: Producer (Production)1971-12-31

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Winter Garden

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1972-12-30

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Scarborough Bluffs

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1972-12-30

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Lakeshore

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1972-12-30

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In the Dirt

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1972-12-30

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Fort York

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1972-01-31

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Don Valley

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1972-01-31

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Scanner Cop

David Cronenberg: Characters (Writing)1994-07-27

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Scanner Cop II

David Cronenberg: Characters (Writing)1995-01-25

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Transfer

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1966-01-01

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From the Drain

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1967-06-01

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Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1969-06-23

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Crimes of the Future

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1970-06-01

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Letter from Michelangelo

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1971-12-31

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Letter from Michelangelo

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1971-12-31

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Jim Ritchie Sculptor

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1971-12-31

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Jim Ritchie Sculptor

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1971-12-31

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Winter Garden

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1972-12-30

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Winter Garden

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1972-12-30

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Scarborough Bluffs

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1972-12-30

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Scarborough Bluffs

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1972-12-30

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Lakeshore

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1972-12-30

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Lakeshore

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1972-12-30

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In the Dirt

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1972-12-30

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In the Dirt

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1972-12-30

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Fort York

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1972-01-31

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Fort York

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1972-01-31

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Don Valley

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1972-01-31

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Don Valley

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1972-01-31

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Tourrettes

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1971-12-31

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Tourrettes

David Cronenberg: Director of Photography (Camera)1971-12-31

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Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1969-06-23

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I'm Losing You

David Cronenberg: Executive Producer (Production)1998-09-16

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The Plan

David Cronenberg: Executive Producer (Production)2008-04-01

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Escape from New York

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)1981-05-23

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Highway 61

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)1991-09-05

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Resolving Power

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2001-01-01

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Imagining 'Total Recall'

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2001-01-01

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Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2005-10-04

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Shortbus

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2006-10-04

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Skinwalkers

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2006-03-20

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Karim

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2007-04-01

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Tub

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2010-01-22

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Crank Up

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2010-04-01

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Down to Sleep

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2011-09-23

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Acid Head: The Buzzard Nuts County Slaughter

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2011-04-06

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Citizens of Cosmopolis

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2012-09-25

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Pacific Rim

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2013-07-11

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Candy

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2013-09-09

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Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2014-03-09

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The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2014-07-15

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The Dead Don't Die

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2019-05-15

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The Drema

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2019-04-08

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Mental Saboteur

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2014-04-07

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Camera

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2000-09-01

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Camera

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)2000-09-01

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From the Drain

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1967-06-01

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The Shrouds

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2025-03-20

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Maps to the Stars

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2014-05-21

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Transfer

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1966-01-01

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Preludes

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2000-11-15

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The Nest

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2013-09-02

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The Death of David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2021-09-14

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The Death of David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)2021-09-14

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Naked Lunch

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1991-12-27

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Dead Ringers

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1988-09-23

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Dead Ringers

David Cronenberg: Producer (Production)1988-09-23

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Crash

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1996-07-17

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The Shrouds

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)2025-03-20

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Fast Company

David Cronenberg: Screenplay (Writing)1979-03-18

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The Double

David Cronenberg: Thanks (Crew)2014-04-03

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Transfer

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1966-01-01

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Ape Sodom

David Cronenberg: Additional Dialogue (Crew)2016-09-23

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Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2023-03-24

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Four Unloved Women, Adrift on a Purposeless Sea, Experience the Ecstasy of Dissection

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)2023-03-24

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The Lie Chair

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1976-02-12

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The Nest

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)2013-09-02

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The Italian Machine

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1976-12-02

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From the Drain

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)1967-06-01

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From the Drain

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1967-06-01

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Across This Land with Stompin' Tom Connors

David Cronenberg: Production Manager (Production)1973-11-02

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Transfer

David Cronenberg: Editor (Editing)1966-01-01

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Transfer

David Cronenberg: Sound (Sound)1966-01-01

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Transfer

David Cronenberg: Producer (Production)1966-01-01

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Nike Air 180

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)1991-09-01

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At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World

David Cronenberg: Director (Directing)2007-05-20

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At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World

David Cronenberg: Writer (Writing)2007-05-20

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Leo

David Cronenberg: Original Film Writer (Writing)2023-10-18

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