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GENE HACKMAN

Gene Hackman is an American actor. He was born in 1931 at San Bernardino, California. The son of a pressman who moved his family east to Danville, Illinois, Hackman joined the Marines at 16, and in four years served in China, Japan, Hawaii, and Okinawa. After his discharge, he enrolled at the University of Illinois and then attended the School of Radio Technique in New York: Returning to California, he decided to pursue an acting career and joined the Pasadena Playhouse. Hackman began his professional career off-Broadway. He made his Broadway debut in Irwin Shaw's 'Children at Their Games', for which he won a Clarence Derwent Award. His first Broadway hit was Any Wednesday in 1964, the year he made his film debut in Robert Rossen's Lilith. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in Arthur Penn's 1967 'Bonnie and Clyde', and again for Gilbert Cate's 1969 'I Never Sang for My Father'. He won an Oscar as best actor for his work in William Friedkin's 1971 'The French Connection', and also appeared in John
Frankenheimer's sequel the 1975 'The French Connection II'.
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HACKMAN

Hackman is a powerful hex editor and disassembler computer program for the IBM PC that offers many customisation options. Features include a coder, a decoder, a disassembler, watches, and five monitoring tools (including binary and octal).
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ALL NIGHT LONG

All Night Long is a comedy starring Gene Hackman, Barbra Streisand and Diane Ladd in a story about a supermarket manager rebelling against suburban life by having an affair with his cousin's wife. All Night Long was directed by Jean-Claude Tramont in 1981.
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A BRIDGE TOO FAR

A Bridge Too Far is a Second World War drama starring Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins and Gene Hackman in the story of the Allied attack on the bridge at Arnhem during the Second World War. A Bridge Too Far was directed by Richard Attenborough in 1977.
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CRIMSON TIDE

Crimson Tide is an action thriller starring Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, George Dzundza and Viggo Mortensen in a story about an American submarine dealing with Russian rebels who have taken over a nuclear missile base. Crimson Tide was directed by Tony Scott in 1995.
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ENEMY OF THE STATE

Enemy Of The State is an action thriller starring Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet and Regina King in a story about a young attorney who becomes enmeshed in a sinister political assassination conspiracy.
Enemy Of The State was directed by Tony Scott in 1998.
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FRENCH CONNECTION II

French Connection II is a crime thriller starring Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson and Jean-Pierre Castaldi in the story of a tough New York policeman assigned to assist the French police smash a heroin gang in Marseilles.
French Connection II was directed by John Frankenheimer in 1975.
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GET SHORTY

Get Shorty is a crime drama starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina and Delroy Lindo in a story about a Miami gangster travelling to Hollywood to collect a gambling debt from a film producer, only to be seduced by the film industry and proposes his own idea for a film. Get Shorty was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld in 1995.
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HOOSIERS

Hoosiers is a sports drama starring Gene Hackman and Barbara Hershey in a story about a man arriving in Indiana in 1951 to coach a high-school basketball team. Hoosiers was directed by David Anspaugh in 1986.
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MAROONED

Marooned is a Sci-Fi adventure starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus, Gene Hackman and Lee Grant in a story based upon the book by Martin Caidin, about three astronauts unable to return to earth at the end of their space mission. Marooned was directed by John Sturges in 1969.
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