George Marshall Ruge

{{short description|American film director}}

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| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.

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| yearsactive = 1974-Present

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| occupation = Film Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Second Unit Director, Action Designer

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George Marshall Ruge is an American film director, producer, writer, second unit director, stunt coordinator, and actor.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0741396 George Marshall Ruge – IMDb][http://www.fandango.com/georgemarshallruge/filmography/p62078 George Marshall Ruge Filmography][https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800244822 George Marshall Ruge Filmography – Yahoo! Movies][https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/george-marshall-ruge George Marshall Ruge – Rotten Tomatoes][https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118040509 2nd Unit/Stunts – Entertainment News, Technology News, Media – Variety][https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm0741396 IMDb Pro : George Marshall Ruge Business Details]

Ruge is known for his work as director, second unit director, and stunt coordinator on such film projects as the Pirates of the Caribbean four-film franchise, and as stunt coordinator on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Ruge is featured in the Daily Variety (2011) annual Below The Line Impact Report: The Top 50 as second unit director and was the recipient of the American Choreography Award (2004) for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography in Film: Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_2_79/ai_n8709088 The art of war: even in a digital age, fight choreography means knowing where the blows fall | Dance Magazine | Find Articles at BNET][http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=517 Interview with Stunt Coordinator George Marshall Ruge :: Businessofcinema.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025074955/http://businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=517 |date=25 October 2011 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.deppimpact.com/pirates.php |title=Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |access-date=5 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904105834/http://www.deppimpact.com/pirates.php |archive-date=4 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}[http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/oct17.html OCT 17 Disney History][http://madeinatlantis.com/pirates/swords_stunts.htm Swords & Stunts – George Marshall Ruge Q & A] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126124431/http://madeinatlantis.com/pirates/swords_stunts.htm |date=26 January 2011 }}[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/plot-description-revealed-for-pirates-4-suprises-include-pirates-ships-and-arrrghs-10264 News: Plot Description Revealed For Pirates 4. Surprises Include Pirates, Ships And 'Arrrghs' | Latino Review]