Woody Allen filmography

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Woody Allen is an American director, writer, actor, and comedian. In a career spanning more than five decades, he has acted in, directed, and written many films starting in the 1960s. His first film was the comedy What's New Pussycat? (1965), which featured him as both writer and performer. Feeling that his New Yorker humor clashed with director Clive Donner's British sensibility, he decided to direct all future films from his own material. He was unable to prevent other directors from producing films based on previous stage plays of his to which he had already sold the film rights, notably the successful film Play it Again, Sam (1972) from the 1969 play of the same title directed by Herbert Ross. Allen's directorial debut, What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), was a dramatic Japanese spy movie re-dubbed in English with completely new, comedic dialog. He continued to write, direct, and star in comedic slapstick films such as Take the Money and Run (1969), Bananas (1971) and Sleeper (1973), before...

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