Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943) is an American film director, television director and cinematographer. In addition to feature films, he has directed made-for-TV movies and TV series.

Early life and education

Born in 1943 in

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, Richard Pearce went east to high school, attending St. Paul's School in

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. He attended

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, where he earned a B.A., English in 1965 where he met D.A. Pennebaker; afterwards he moved to

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working with Pennebaker and

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on several documentaries.

Accolades

In 1980 he won the

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award at the

30th Berlin International Film Festival The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18–29 February 1980. The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to '' Heartland'', directed by Richard Pearce, and '' Palermo or Wolfsburg'', directed by Werner Schroeter. The retros ...

for his film '' Heartland''.

Filmography

As director

* 1977: '' The Gardener's Son'' (TV) * 1978: ''Siege'' (TV) * 1979: ''No Other Love'' (TV) * 1979: '' Heartland'' * 1981: '' Threshold'' * 1983: ''Sessions'' (TV) * 1984: ''

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'' * 1985: ''

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'' (TV series) * 1986: '' No Mercy'' * 1989: '' Dead Man Out'' (TV) * 1989: '' The Final Days'' (TV) * 1990: ''

The Long Walk Home ''The Long Walk Home'' is a 1990 American historical drama film starring Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg, and directed by Richard Pearce. Set in Alabama, it is based on a screenplay about the Montgomery bus boycott (1955–1956) by John C ...

'' * 1992: ''

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'' * 1993: '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (TV series) * 1994: ''

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'' (TV series) * 1996: ''

A Family Thing ''A Family Thing'' is a 1996 American drama film starring Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones and Irma P. Hall. It was written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson and directed by Richard Pearce. Plot Earl Pilcher ( Robert Duvall), an equip ...

'' * 1997: '' Nothing Sacred'' (TV series) * 1998: '' Thicker Than Blood'' (TV) * 1999: ''

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'' (TV) * 2001: '' South Pacific'' (TV) * 2002: '' CSI: Miami'' (TV series) * 2003: '' The Blues: The Road to Memphis'' (TV series) * 2004: ''Plainsong'' (TV) * 2005: '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury'' (TV series) * 2006: '' Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America'' (TV)

As cinematographer

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'' (1967) *''

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'' (1970) *'' Interviews with My Lai Veterans'' (1970) *''

Marjoe ''Marjoe'' is a 1972 American documentary film produced and directed by Howard Smith (director), Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan about the life of Pentecostalism, Pentecostal preacher Marjoe Gortner. It won the 1972 in film, 1972 Academy Award f ...

'' (1972) *'' Hearts and Minds'' (1974) (also associate producer) *''

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'' (1979) (additional photographer) *'' Food, Inc.'' (2008)

References

External links

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Viewer's Guide to the ABC-TV Movie: ''Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America''
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Montana Film Festival profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearce, Richard 1943 births Living people American cinematographers American television directors Yale University alumni Directors of Golden Bear winners