Fear and Desire
Makes his feature directing debut with the independently produced war drama Fear and Desire.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Stanley Kubrick Biography and Timeline
Follow Stanley Kubrick through 6 dated historical records for United States of America.
Stanley Kubrick, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1953–1980Years on this page
1953
1956
The Killing
Directs The Killing, a tightly structured crime film about a racetrack robbery.
1960
Spartacus
Directs Spartacus, the historical epic starring Kirk Douglas as the rebel gladiator.
1964
Dr. Strangelove
Directs Dr. Strangelove, a black comedy satirizing nuclear strategy and Cold War command structures.
1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
Directs 2001: A Space Odyssey, combining science fiction with pioneering visual-effects techniques.
1980
The Shining
Directs The Shining, adapting Stephen King's novel into a psychological horror film.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.