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Robert Zemeckis
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American screenwriter, film producer and director (born 1952)

Also known as: Robert L. Zemeckis, Robert Lee Zemeckis, Роберт Земекис, روبرت زيميكس, 로버트 저메키스, ロバート・ゼメキス

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Known works

  • The Polar Express
  • Used cars
  • Who framed Roger Rabbit
  • Disney's A Christmas Carol. The Movie Storybook
  • Back to the future (1985)