Harold Becker (born September 25, 1928) is an American film and television director, producer, and photographer from New York City, associated with the
New Hollywood
The New Hollywood, Hollywood Renaissance, American New Wave, or New American Cinema (not to be confused with the New American Cinema of the 1960s that was part of Experimental film, avant-garde underground film, underground cinema), was a movemen ...
movement and best known for his work in the thriller genre. His body of work includes films like ''
The Onion Field'', ''
Taps'', ''
The Boost'', ''
Sea of Love'', ''
Malice'', ''
City Hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...
'' and ''
Mercury Rising''.
Biography
After studying art and photography at the
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has an additional campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The institute was founded in 18 ...
, Becker began his career as a still photographer,
but later tried his hand at directing television commercials, short films and documentaries. Becker made his feature film debut in 1972 when he directed ''The Ragman's Daughter'' with Souter Harris.
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Becker won the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival Gold Prize for his short film ''Ivanhoe Donaldson''.
Filmography
Documentary short
* '' Blind Gary Davis'' (1964)
* ''Sighet, Sighet'' (1967)
Documentary film
* ''Ivanhoe Donaldson''
References
External links
Harold Becker Official Website
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Film producers from New York (state)
1928 births
Living people
Film directors from New York City