Leonard Schrader

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Leonard Schrader


Born
in Grand Rapids, Michigan, The United States
November 30, 1943

Died
November 02, 2006

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He and his brother, Taxi Driver (1976) screenwriter Paul Schrader, were born in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Their family, of the Dutch Calvinist religious sect, forbade them to see any movies in their youth. Paul was quoted as saying, "That was a church edict. What they called worldly amusements were prohibited."

It wasn't until he was in college in the 1960s that Schrader saw his first movie.

Living in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s, Schrader taught American literature to Japanese students.Paul Schrader also wrote numerous screenplays for Japanese films during this time.

His first film, The Yakuza (1974), was co-written with his brother Paul. in addition to The Yakuza Leonard Schrader's other well known work is Kiss of the Spider Woman: The Screen
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Average rating: 3.71 · 73 ratings · 12 reviews · 8 distinct works
The Yakuza

3.96 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1975 — 9 editions
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Kiss of the Spider Woman

3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions
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Hardcore

3.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1979 — 6 editions
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Hardcore - The Novelization...

3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Blue Collar

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions
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Hardcore: The Novelization ...

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HARDCORE: UN MUNDO OCULTO

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Hardcore: The Novelization

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