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name: "Tim Zinnemann"
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born: "15 May 1940"
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# Tim Zinnemann

Director. Born 15 May 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 15 May 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA

## Biography

Tim Zinnemann is an American film producer, former assistant director and photographer. Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of director Fred Zinnemann. He began his career as an assistant director in the mid-1960s on films including *Harlow* (1965), *Bullitt* (1968) and *Carnal Knowledge* (1971).

He later worked as a line producer and producer on films such as *Straight Time* (1978), *The Long Riders* (1980), *Fandango* (1985), *The Running Man* (1987) and *The Island of Dr. Moreau* (1996). In 1985 he directed one episode of the television series *Miami Vice*, his only directing credit. Since the early 1990s he has focused on photography.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Miami Vice* (1984), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/miami-vice.md)

## Also known for

- *The Running Man* (1987), Producer
- *Pet Sematary* (1989), Executive Producer
- *Street Fighter* (1994), Executive Producer
- *Bullitt* (1968), Assistant Director
- *The Island of Dr. Moreau* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Crossroads* (1986), Executive Producer
- *The Long Riders* (1980), Producer
- *The Cowboys* (1972), Associate Producer

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