Directed credits
5
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Douglas Trumbull
Visual Effects
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Directed movies: 5Directed series: 0All crew credits: 14
TMDB ID: 12112
IMDb ID: nm0874320
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: April 8, 1942
Died: February 7, 2022
Age: 79
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2025
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.85
Wikidata: Q599657
Also known as
Douglas Hunt Trumbull
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Visual Effects Director (1)Visual Effects (6)Executive Producer (2)Thanks (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Douglas Huntley Trumbull (April 8, 1942, Los Angeles- 7th February 2022 ) is an American film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor. He contributed to, or was responsible for, the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Blade Runner, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm. Description above from the Wikipedia article Douglas Trumbull licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Douglas Trumbull.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Douglas Trumbull.
8.1
2001: A Space Odyssey
Visual Effects
1968 Movie
7.9
Blade Runner
Visual Effects
1982 Movie
7.8
Jodorowsky's Dune
as Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)
2013 Movie
7.4
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
as Self
2001 Movie
7.4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Visual Effects Director
1977 Movie
7.0
The Andromeda Strain
Visual Effects
1971 Movie
6.7
The Tree of Life
Visual Effects
2011 Movie
6.5
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects
1979 Movie
6.4
Silent Running
Director
1972 Movie
6.2
Brainstorm
Director
1983 Movie
5.4
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Douglas Trumbull.
7.9
Blade Runner
Visual Effects
1982 Movie
8.1
2001: A Space Odyssey
Visual Effects
1968 Movie
6.5
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects
1979 Movie
7.4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Visual Effects Director
1977 Movie
6.2
Brainstorm
Director
1983 Movie
6.7
The Tree of Life
Visual Effects
2011 Movie
7.0
The Andromeda Strain
Visual Effects
1971 Movie
6.4
Silent Running
Director
1972 Movie
5.1
Candy
Visual Effects
1968 Movie
5.4
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
7.8
Jodorowsky's Dune
as Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)
2013 Movie
7.4
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
as Self
2001 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Douglas Trumbull.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Douglas Trumbull.
5.4
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
9.3
C 299,792 km/s
Thanks
2013 Movie
6.7
The Tree of Life
Visual Effects
2011 Movie
7.9
Blade Runner
Visual Effects
1982 Movie
6.5
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects
1979 Movie
7.0
The Andromeda Strain
Visual Effects
1971 Movie
5.1
Candy
Visual Effects
1968 Movie
8.1
2001: A Space Odyssey
Visual Effects
1968 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Douglas Trumbull.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Douglas Trumbull.
7.0
The Alien Perspective
2025 Movie
8.0
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
2022 Movie
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022 Movie
6.9
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor (1982)
2021 Movie
6.4
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
as Self
2020 Movie
7.5
Trumbull Land
as Self
2018 Movie
8.5
Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future
as Self
2018 Movie
7.8
Jodorowsky's Dune
as Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)
2013 Movie
7.9
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
as Self
2007 Movie
6.0
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
2007 Movie
2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork
as Self
2007 Movie
6.0
The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film
as Self
2003 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Douglas Trumbull.