Joe Wright
Joe Wright
Joe Wrightis an English film director known for the romance film Pride & Prejudice, the romantic drama war film Atonement, the action thriller Hanna, and his 2012 adaptation of the classic Anna Karenina. His most recent film, Pan, is a Peter Pan origin story...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth25 August 1972
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