---
name: "Dennis Gassner"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dennis-gassner"
fi1m_id: "dennis-gassner"
imdb_id: "nm0309357"
tmdb_id: 4248
wikidata_id: "Q1189128"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "22 October 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 22
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 22
updated: "2026-10-23T04:17:00.644461+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dennis Gassner

## Identity

Dennis Gassner

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dennis-gassner
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dennis-gassner
- **IMDb ID:** nm0309357
- **TMDB ID:** 4248
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1189128
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Gassner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0309357/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4248

Production designer. Born 22 October 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 22 October 1948, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- **Active:** 1983–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Daniel Craig](https://film.one/person/daniel-craig.md), [Ethan Coen](https://film.one/person/ethan-coen.md), [Joel Coen](https://film.one/person/joel-coen.md), [Sam Mendes](https://film.one/person/sam-mendes.md), [Barbara Broccoli](https://film.one/person/barbara-broccoli.md), [John Goodman](https://film.one/person/john-goodman.md), [John Turturro](https://film.one/person/john-turturro.md), [Michael G. Wilson](https://film.one/person/michael-g-wilson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 5 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (3), 1990s 79 (7), 2000s 72 (6), 2010s 73 (5), 2020s 52 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 68 across 22 titles
- **Score spread:** 9 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 14, Adventure 7, Comedy 7, Crime 7, Thriller 6, Fantasy 5
- **Screen time:** 44 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,960m across 21 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Gassner, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1189128, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0309357/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4248

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Hudsucker Proxy*](https://film.one/film/the-hudsucker-proxy.md) (78), [*Earth Girls Are Easy*](https://film.one/film/earth-girls-are-easy.md) (74), [*The Golden Compass*](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md) (54)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Truman Show*](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md) (88), [*Big Fish*](https://film.one/film/big-fish.md) (78)
- **Apple TV:** [*Blade Runner 2049*](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md) (83), [*Quantum of Solace*](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md) (58)
- **AMC+:** [*Field of Dreams*](https://film.one/film/field-of-dreams.md) (83)
- **Netflix:** [*1917*](https://film.one/film/1917.md) (78)
- **Tubi:** [*Bugsy*](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md) (76)
- **Disney+:** [*Into the Woods*](https://film.one/film/into-the-woods.md) (65)
- **Hulu:** [*Waterworld*](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md) (61)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Dennis Gassner is a production designer born on 22 October 1948 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is American-Canadian and studied fine arts and architecture at the University of Oregon, followed by filmmaking and advertising design at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.

Gassner began his career as a record cover designer and worked on the advertising campaign for *Apocalypse Now* before joining Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope Studios. He has collaborated frequently with the Coen brothers on films including *Miller’s Crossing* (1990), *Barton Fink* (1991), *The Hudsucker Proxy* (1994) and with Sam Mendes on the James Bond films *Quantum of Solace* (2008), *Skyfall* (2012) and *Spectre* (2015), as well as *1917* (2019). Other credits include *The Grifters* (1990), *Bugsy* (1991), *The Truman Show* (1998), *Big Fish* (2003), *Blade Runner 2049* (2017) and *Into the Woods* (2014).

He has received seven Academy Award nominations for Best Production Design and won once, for *Bugsy*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (22)

- *Digger* (2026), Fi1m 52, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/digger.md)
- *1917* (2019), Fi1m 78, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md)
- *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), Fi1m 83, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Fi1m 58, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Into the Woods* (2014), Fi1m 65, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-woods.md)
- *Skyfall* (2012), Fi1m 81, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *Quantum of Solace* (2008), Fi1m 58, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md)
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Fi1m 54, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Big Fish* (2003), Fi1m 78, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/big-fish.md)
- *Road to Perdition* (2002), Fi1m 77, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md)
- *The Man Who Wasn't There* (2001), Fi1m 81, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there.md)
- *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000), Fi1m 82, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/o-brother-where-art-thou.md)
- *The Truman Show* (1998), Fi1m 88, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *Waterworld* (1995), Fi1m 61, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *The Hudsucker Proxy* (1994), Fi1m 78, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hudsucker-proxy.md)
- *Barton Fink* (1991), Fi1m 83, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/barton-fink.md)
- *Bugsy* (1991), Fi1m 76, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md)
- *Miller's Crossing* (1990), Fi1m 82, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/millers-crossing.md)
- *The Grifters* (1990), Fi1m 84, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-grifters.md)
- *Field of Dreams* (1989), Fi1m 83, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/field-of-dreams.md)
- *Earth Girls Are Easy* (1988), Fi1m 74, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/earth-girls-are-easy.md)
- *Rumble Fish* (1983), Fi1m 77, Graphic Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/rumble-fish.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Digger* (2026), Production Design — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/digger.md)
- *The Electric State* (2025), Production Design
- *The Gray Man* (2022), Production Design
- *1917* (2019), Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/1917.md)
- *Blade Runner 2049* (2017), Production Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner-2049.md)
- *Spectre* (2015), Production Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/spectre.md)
- *Into the Woods* (2014), Production Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/into-the-woods.md)
- *Skyfall* (2012), Production Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/skyfall.md)
- *Quantum of Solace* (2008), Production Design — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/quantum-of-solace.md)
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Production Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Ask the Dust* (2006), Production Design
- *Jarhead* (2005), Production Design
- *The Ladykillers* (2004), Production Design
- *Big Fish* (2003), Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/big-fish.md)
- *Road to Perdition* (2002), Production Design — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md)
- *The Man Who Wasn't There* (2001), Production Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-wasnt-there.md)
- *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/o-brother-where-art-thou.md)
- *The Truman Show* (1998), Production Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-truman-show.md)
- *Waterworld* (1995), Production Design — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *The Hudsucker Proxy* (1994), Production Design — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hudsucker-proxy.md)
- *Hero* (1992), Production Design
- *Bugsy* (1991), Production Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/bugsy.md)
- *Barton Fink* (1991), Production Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/barton-fink.md)
- *Miller's Crossing* (1990), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/millers-crossing.md)
- *The Grifters* (1990), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-grifters.md)
- *Field of Dreams* (1989), Production Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/field-of-dreams.md)
- *Earth Girls Are Easy* (1988), Production Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/earth-girls-are-easy.md)
- *Like Father Like Son* (1987), Production Design
- *In the Mood* (1987), Production Design
- *Wisdom* (1986), Production Design
- *Under the Cherry Moon* (1986), Title Designer
- *The Hitcher* (1986), Production Design
- *Rumble Fish* (1983), Graphic Designer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/rumble-fish.md)
- *Hammett* (1982), Graphic Designer
- *One from the Heart* (1982), Graphic Designer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 5 nominated

- 2020: Best Production Design (nominated), for *1917*
- 2018: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Blade Runner 2049*
- 2015: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Into the Woods*
- 2008: Best Production Design (nominated), for *The Golden Compass*
- 2003: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Road to Perdition*
- 1992: Best Production Design (won), for *Bugsy*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design 1999: Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design (won), for *The Truman Show*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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