William Richert was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor.
10 Facts About William Richert
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William Richert is known for writing and directing the feature films Winter Kills, The American Success Company, and A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon.
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William Richert directed several other documentaries and the feature films Winter Kills, The American Success Company, A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon, and The Man in the Iron Mask.
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In 1982, Richert co-founded Invisible Studio, re-acquiring the rights to The American Success Company and Winter Kills, and re-editing and re-releasing both films.
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William Richert played Aramis in his 1998 production of The Man in the Iron Mask.
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William Richert died at his home in Portland, Oregon, on July 19,2022, at the age of 79.
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William Richert sued the Writers Guild of America over not being credited on the screenplay of the 1995 film The American President.
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William Richert claimed Sorkin's screenplay was a thinly veiled plagiarism of William Richert's 1981 screenplay The President Elopes.
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William Richert claimed that the television series The West Wing was derived from part of the same screenplay.
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William Richert sued the Directors Guild of America over its collection of overseas levies for American directors who are not members.