- With his wife Kristin Thompson he wrote the textbooks "Film Art" (1979) and "Film History" (1994).
- Wrote "On The History Of Film Style" (1997).
- Was awarded an honorary doctorate from Lingnan University in Hong Kong in 2023.
- Received a masters in Speech and Dramatic Arts, with a concentration in Film at the University of Iowa.
- Spent nearly his entire career as a professor of film at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, beginning in 1973 until retiring in 2004.
- The David Bordwell Collection of over one hundred 35mm film prints is held at the Academy Film Archive and is particularly noteworthy for the strength of its Hong Kong holdings.
- Received a University of Auckland Hood Fellowship (New Zealand).
- Received an Anthology Film Archives Award (United States).
- Graduated from the State University of New York at Albany with a degree in English literature.
- Authored "Narration In The Fiction Film" (1985).
- Awarded an Excellence in Asian Film Scholarship Award (Asian Film Society, Hong Kong).
- Authored "Making Meaning" (1989).
- Has two sisters, Diane and Darlene.
- Wrote "Ozu & The Poetics Of Cinema" (1988).
- Received his Phd from the University of Iowa in 1974.
- Was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Copenhagen in 1997.
- Film theorist and film historian.
- Wrote more than fifteen book on the subject of cinema.
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