Directed credits
24
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Walter Salles
Directing
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Directed movies: 24Directed series: 0All crew credits: 55
TMDB ID: 8574
IMDb ID: nm0758574
Known for: Directing
Born: April 12, 1956
Age: 70
Place of birth: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.92
Wikidata: Q458696
Frequent jobs
Director (24)Producer (15)Associate Producer (4)Co-Producer (4)Screenplay (3)Thanks (3)Creator (1)Editor (1)
Biography
Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (/ˈsɑːlɪs/; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈvawteʁ ˈsalis]; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. A major figure of the Resumption Cinema in Brazil, Salles is widely regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian filmmakers of all time. His accolades include an Academy Award accepted for Best International Film, three Cannes Film Festival prizes, three Venice Film Festival prizes, two British Academy Film Awards, a Golden Bear and a Golden Globe. He first became internationally known for his film Central Station (1998), which earned two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Foreign Language Film and Best Actress for Fernanda Montenegro, winning a Golden Globe and a BAFTA for Best Foreign Language Film as well as the Golden Bear at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. His subsequent works include Behind the Sun (2001), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), Dark Water (2005) and On the Road (2012). At the 97th Academy Awards, his critically acclaimed film I'm Still Here (2024) received a rare double nomination for Best Picture and Best International Feature; it won the latter, becoming the first Brazilian film to win an Academy Award in any category. Heir to Itaú Unibanco, with a fortune valued at US$4.5 billion (R$24.26 billion), Salles is the third richest filmmaker in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Salles, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Walter Salles.
I'm Still Here
Director
2024 Movie
Vozes de Paracatu e Bento
Director
2018 Movie
When the Earth Trembles
Director
2017 Movie
Where Has Time Gone?
Director
2017 Movie
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Director
2016 Movie
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
On the Road
Director
2012 Movie
Stories on Human Rights
Director
2008 Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
8,944 km from Cannes
Director
2007 Movie
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
Dark Water
Director
2005 Movie
The Motorcycle Diaries
Director
2004 Movie
Castanha e Caju Contra o Encouraçado Titanic
Director
2002 Movie
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
Director
1999 Movie
Midnight
Director
1998 Movie
Foreign Land
Director
1996 Movie
Socorro Nobre
Director
1995 Movie
Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
Director
1995 Movie
João & Antônio
Director
1992 Movie
High Art
Director
1991 Movie
Marisa Monte: MM ao Vivo
Director
1989 Movie
Chico, or the Country of the Lost Delicacy
Director
1989 Movie
Krajcberg - O Poeta dos Vestígios
Director
1987 Movie
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Walter Salles.
City of God
Producer
2002 Movie
Central Station
Screenplay
1998 Movie
I'm Still Here
Director
2024 Movie
Aquarius
Co-Producer
2016 Movie
The Motorcycle Diaries
Director
2004 Movie
Behind the Sun
Screenplay
2001 Movie
The Secret Agent
Thanks
2025 Movie
Noah's Ark
Producer
2024 Movie
Madame Satã
Producer
2002 Movie
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
Lower City
Producer
2005 Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Walter Salles.
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Walter Salles.
City of God
Producer
2002 Movie
The Secret Agent
Thanks
2025 Movie
I'm Still Here
Director
2024 Movie
Noah's Ark
Producer
2024 Movie
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006 Movie
Central Station
Screenplay
1998 Movie
Dark Water
Director
2005 Movie
On the Road
Director
2012 Movie
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
The Motorcycle Diaries
Director
2004 Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007 Movie
From Afar
Thanks
2015 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Walter Salles.
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
The Freitas Brothers
Creator
2019 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Walter Salles.
Cyclone
Co-Producer
2025 Movie
The Secret Agent
Thanks
2025 Movie
Manas
Associate Producer
2025 Movie
New World
Associate Producer
2024 Movie
Noah's Ark
Producer
2024 Movie
The Movie Teller
Screenplay
2023 Movie
Mariner of the Mountains
Producer
2023 Movie
Narcissus Off Duty
Producer
2020 Movie
Burning Night
Producer
2020 Movie
Homing
Producer
2019 Movie
Unremember
Producer
2019 Movie
Aquarius
Co-Producer
2016 Movie
From Afar
Thanks
2015 Movie
Habi, The Foreigner
Producer
2013 Movie
Construção
Associate Producer
2011 Movie
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell
Producer
2010 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Walter Salles.
The Freitas Brothers
Creator
2019 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Walter Salles.
Films to Die For
as Self - Interviewee
2025 Movie
VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro
as Self
2013 Movie
Critic
as Self
2008 Movie
Traveling with Che Guevara
as Self
2004 Movie
At the Edge of the Earth
as Self
2002 Movie
Conquista Central Station - The 7 days of creation
as Self
2002 Movie
A Linguagem do Cinema
2001 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Walter Salles.
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series