David Brown

Known for Production

7/28/1916

New York City, New York, USA

Biography

David Brown (July 28, 1916 – February 1, 2010) was an American film and theatre producer and writer who was best known for producing the 1975 film Jaws based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley.

Known For (14 credits)

4.7

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

2010

Each installment focuses on a different era of American movie history, from the invention of the first moving pictures to the revolutionary, cutting-edge films of the 1960s.

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

6.5

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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006

Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

4.6

Movie

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

2006

A retrospective on the 1969 classic "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," its impact on the careers of the filmmakers and cast, and how the film made a distinct impact on the Western genre.

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Crown Heights

2004

After the Crown Heights riots, an orthodox Rabbi and a community activist help two youths--one a Hasidic Jew, the other African-American--form a hip-hop group to heal their neighboorhood.

7.0

Movie

Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days

2001

Marilyn Monroe's final project, "Something's Got to Give", has become one of the most talked about unfinished films in history. The story of the film and Marilyn's last days were seemingly lost… until now. Through interviews, never-before-seen footage and an edited reconstruction of "Something's Got to Give", Marilyn Monroe: The Final Days provides a definitive and fascinating look at the last act in the life of the world's most famous and tragic superstar.

7.5

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The Making of Jaws 2

2001

A documentary giving film fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this sequel to the now-classic horror movie that had viewers too scared to go into the water. Includes interviews with the writer, director, and other members of the creative staff who relate some of their experiences with making the film, as well as giving their views on all the work that went into it.

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

7.2

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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

8.3

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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

2000

A documentary on the production of The French Connection (1971).

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

7.0

Movie

Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults

1997

Documentary featuring more than one dozen musical outtakes from classic 20th Century-Fox films.

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

7.2

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Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years

1997

The first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major studio.

8.0

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In the Teeth of Jaws

1997

BBC documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's Jaws.

6.7

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The Making of 'Jaws'

1995

A documentary on the making of one of the greatest films ever made, filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew and never-before-seen footage.