Spiel·berg (spēl'bûrg') American film director whose works include Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Schindler's List (1993), for which he won an Academy Award.
A twentieth-century American filmmaker. His popular, widely seen works range from fantasy (E.T.) and adventure (Raiders of the Lost Ark) to serious drama and historical epics (Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan).