14 of the most influential producers in film history

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14 of the most influential producers in film history

Ava DuVernay attends event

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Jerry Bruckheimer

Jerry Bruckheimer attends movie premiere

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Roger Corman

Roger Corman attends film premiere

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Juan de Dios Larraín

Juan de Dios Larraín attends premiere

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Dino De Laurentiis

Dino De Laurentiis on film set in Italy

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Ava DuVernay

Ava DuVernay poses at the Academy Awards

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Megan Ellison

Megan Ellison speaks at Producers Guild Awards

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Fleischer Studios

Max Fleischer

Animated character Betty Boop from film still

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Gale Anne Hurd

Gale Anne Hurd poses with award

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Thomas H. Ince

Autographed Thomas H. Hince portrait

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Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy arrives at premiere

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Toho Company

Sôjirô Motoki

Actors in a film still from ‘Seven Samurai’

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Jordan Peele

Jordan Peele speaks at event

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David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick works at desk

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Fran Walsh

Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens pose with Academy Award

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