Ridley Scott

Director of Alien (1979), the film that brought him international success.

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Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English filmmaker. His work includes science fiction, crime, and historical epic films, with an atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott is the eighth-highest-grossing director of all time, with his films grossing a cumulative $5 billion worldwide. He made his film directorial debut with The Duellists (1977) and gained wider recognition with his next film, Alien (1979). He accepted the job of directing Alien, the 1979 horror/science-fiction film that would win him international success; filmed at Shepperton Studios in England, Alien was the sixth highest-grossing film of 1979, earning over $104 million worldwide. Scott later returned to Alien-related projects when he directed Prometheus and Alien: Covenant three decades after the original film's release.