In the late 1970s, Michael Mann started his career, writing scripts for TV stations, such as the TV series "Starry Sky and The Cottage" created in 1975.
In 1979, directed his first feature film about prison themes, " Warriors of the Sky Prison ", and won the 31st Emmy Award for Best Screenplay in a Miniseries/TV Movie
.
In 1981, Michael Mann directed the crime film " thief " and was nominated for the Palme d'Or, the main competition unit of the 34th Cannes Film Festival.
In 1983, directed the thriller " The Keep " based on F Paul Wilson's novel , starring Theodore Scott Glenn , Ian McKellen , and Alberta Watson.
In 1984, Michael Mann served as the producer of the action crime drama " Miami Vice ", which won the 37th Emmy Award Drama Series-Best Drama Series.
In 1986, directed the horror crime film " Manhunter " co-starring William Louis Petersen , Joan Allen and Brian Cox
. In 1989, directed the action drama "Los Angeles Pursuit" co-starred by Michael Allen Rooker and Chad Cheves.
In 1990, directed the crime drama "Drug Net War" co-starred by Steven Bauer and Elizabeth Peña , which won the 42nd Emmy Award-limited series/TV movie category-Best Miniseries
.
In 1992, Michael Mann turned to feature films and directed the romantic adventure film " The Last of the Mohicans " starring Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis and Madeleine Marie Stowe Mora
. In 1995, he wrote and directed the action crime film " Heat " co-starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro
.
In 1999, directed the biopic " The Insider " adapted from the true story of the tobacco lawsuit with the highest amount of judicial settlement in the history of the United States. The film was co-starred by Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, etc., and won the 72nd Academy Awards. Nominated for the best film, Michael Mann was nominated for Best Director at the 72nd Academy Awards and nominated for Best Director at the 57th American Golden Globe Awards
.
In 2001, directed the feature film " Ali " starring Willard Christopher Smith Jr and Jamie Foxx
. In 2004, directed the thriller " Collateral " co-starring Thomas Cruise Mapother IV and Jamie Foxx . The film won the 61st Venice Film Festival Future Digital Film Award. With this film, Michael Mann won the 58th British Film and Television Art. Nominated for the Academy Award for the David Lynn Director’s Award
.
In 2005, he served as the producer of the biopic " The Aviator ", which was nominated for Best Picture at the 77th Academy Awards
. In 2006, he wrote and directed the action crime film " Miami Vice " co-starring Jamie Foxx , Colin Farrell and Gong Li
.
In 2009, directed the feature film " Public Enemies " co-starring Johnny Depp , Christian Charles Philip Bale , and Marion Cotillard . The film described the real events of the bank thief John Dillinger in 1930
.
In 2011, Michael Mann directed the action film " Luck "
. In 2012, he served as the chairman of the jury for the main competition unit of the 69th Venice Film Festival
.
In 2015, directed the action film " Blackhat " co-starring Chris Hemsworth , Tang Wei and Alexander Lee Hom Wang . This is the first film directed by Michael Mann to use an anamorphic lens after "Fuse"
. In the same year, he directed the war film " Agincourt ", which tells the story of a young fugitive who finally became an archer
. In addition, he won the Huading Award for Best Film Director in the world.
In 2017, directed the biopic " Enzo Ferrari " starring Christian Charles Philip Bale and Noomi Rapace
.
