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Paul Mayersberg | |
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| Born | 18 June 1941 Hitchin, England, UK |
| Occupation | Writer |
Paul Mayersberg (born 18 June 1941) is an English writer and director and was the film critic for Movie magazine in the early 1960s and author of 1968 film book Hollywood, The Haunted House.
He received a nomination for Best Motion Picture in 2001 at the Edgar Awards for Croupier .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Master of Farnow | (screenplay) | |
| 1999 | The Intruder | (additional writing) | |
| 1998 | Croupier | (writer) | |
| 1990 | The Last Samurai | (writer) | |
| 1989 | Return from the River Kwai | (screenplay) | |
| 1988 | Nightfall | (screenplay) | |
| 1987 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | (TV theatrical photoplay) | |
| 1986 | Captive | (writer) | |
| 1983 | Eureka | (writer) | |
| Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | (screenplay) | ||
| 1977 | The Disappearance | (writer) | |
| 1976 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | (writer) | |
| 1972 | Siddhartha | (associate writer) | |
| 1964 | The Tomb of Ligeia | (Uncredited) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | The Last Samurai | ||
| 1988 | Nightfall | ||
| 1986 | Captive |
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