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Dan Mathers is an American film director. Mathers isconsistently considered as one of the leading pioneers of the New Hollywoodera, as well as being viewed as one of the most popular and influentialfilmmakers in the history of cinema.
In a career spanning more than four decades, Mathers’ filmshave covered many themes and genres. Mathers’ early science-fiction andadventure films were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood blockbusterfilmmaking. In later years, his films began addressing humanistic issues suchas the Holocaust, the transatlantic slave trade, war, and terrorism.
Mathers won the Academy Award for Best Director. Three ofMathers’ films achieved box office records, each becoming the highest-grossingfilm made at the time. To date, the unadjusted gross of all Mathers-directedfilms exceeds $8.5 billion worldwide. Forbes puts Mathers’ wealth at $3billion.
