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Daniel Nettheim was born in Sydney, Australia. He is known for The Hunter (2011), The Beat Manifesto (1995) and The Tourist (2022).
- Sydney, Australia
- Daniel Nettheim
- Director, Producer, Writer
The Hunter is a 2011 Australian drama film, directed by Daniel Nettheim and produced by Vincent Sheehan, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Julia Leigh. It stars Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill and Frances O'Connor. Dafoe flew to Tasmania for the film's premiere at the State Cinema in North Hobart.
Having previously directed the likes of romantic comedy Angst and family dramas like K9 and Dance Academy, Daniel was able to realise what had been a long-brewing passion project by adapting...
Oct 13, 2023 · The Art of the Director: Daniel Nettheim. In Televisual’s Summer issue, we asked five of the best directors in the industry right now about the art and craft of high-end TV and film directing.
Apr 4, 2012 · Daniel Nettheim's The Hunter stands as a great example of a brooding darkness that draws you in and sticks with you. Willem Dafoe plays a hunter on the search for a real, live Tasmanian tiger which has long been extinct.
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Feb 20, 2020 · The Hunter is director Daniel Nettheim’s second feature film, and the latest in a string of highly acclaimed movies from Australia in recent years. The film follows Martin David (Willem Dafoe), a man hired by a mysterious corporation to hunt for the Tasmanian tiger.
Apr 18, 2024 · Though incredibly prolific, Australian director Daniel Nettheim (like most of his local peers) remains an Unsung Auteur, largely because the bulk of his work has been done in television. The small screen, unlike the cinema screen, for the most part does not exalt the director as the prime “creator” of a work.
