Walter Salles

Also Credited As:

Walter Salles, Walther Salles
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Biography

Born in Rio de Janeiro into a well-to-do family-his father was a prominent banker and diplomat-Salles lived in France and the United States before resettling in his native country. After a stretch as an award-winning documentarian in the 1980's, Salles turned to feature films with "Exposure" ("A Grande Arte", 1991), a thriller about a photographer avenging the death of a prostitute. Though he continued to make documentaries-mainly for …
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Job Title

Director, Producer, Writer, Editor, Other

Born

April 12, 1956

LATEST CREDITS

Terra Estrangeira

Director

The Motorcycle Diaries

Director

Exposure

Director

American Rust

Director

Dark Water

Director

BEHIND THE SUN

Director

The Witness

Director, Producer

On the Road

Director

Central Station

Director

Linha De Passe

Director

The Blade Itself

Director (has been mentioned )

The First Day

Director

Paris, I Love You

Director ("Loin Du 16Eme" )

Chacun son cinema

Director ("A 8 944 Km De Cannes"/"5,557 Miles From Cannes" )

Passerby

Executive Producer

Celestina

Executive Producer

Cafe De Los Maestros

Executive Producer

Lower City

Producer

A Morte E A Morte De Quincas Berro d'Agua

Producer

Hermanas

Producer

No Meu Lugar

Producer

City of God

Co-Producer

Madame Sata

Producer

Lion's Den

Co-Producer