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Simon West

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Simon West

Born July 17, 1961 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK17 films

Simon West (born 1961) is an English-born film director. West started as a film editor with the BBC, then directed documentaries and commercials including many for Budweiser. His film directing career started when he directed Con Air in 1997.

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Con Air posterFirst watchCon Air19976.8Newly-paroled former US Army ranger Cameron Poe is headed back to his wife, but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" taking the “worst of the worst” prisoners,…View film

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Filmography

17 films as director
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