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Douglas Trumbull

Douglas Trumbull

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Douglas Huntley Trumbull (April 8, 1942, Los Angeles- 7th February 2022 ) is an American film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor. He contributed to, or was responsible for, the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Blade Runner, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm. Description above from the Wikipedia article Douglas Trumbull  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

The Alien Perspective
The Alien Perspective
2025
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 • Self - Interviewee
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021 • Self - Visual Effects Supervisor (1982)
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
2020 • Self
Trumbull Land
Trumbull Land
2018 • Self
Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future
Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future
2018 • Self
Jodorowsky's Dune
Jodorowsky's Dune
2013 • Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)

Full filmography

In Search of Tomorrow
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 • Self - Interviewee
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The Blade Runner Phenomenon
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021 • Self - Visual Effects Supervisor (1982)
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Jodorowsky's Dune
Jodorowsky's Dune
2013 • Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)
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2001: The Making of a Myth
2001: The Making of a Myth
2001 • Self (as Doug Trumbull)
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Since '45
1979 • Self - In new expanded version
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Douglas Trumbull – Biography, Known For & Filmography