Director
Richard Pearce
Born January 25, 1943 in San Diego, California, USA19 films
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Richard Pearce (born January 25, 1943 in San Diego, California) is an American film director and producer.
He prepped at St. Paul's School and then earned a B.A., English from Yale University in the Class of 1965. While in college, he was a guitarist for, and a leader of, the Augmented Seven, a singing group that featured three guitarists. It was the only singing group at Yale at that time that was not strictly a cappella. He was also a member of Scroll and Key Society.
Pearce is credited as the cinematographer of Hearts and Minds (1974), documentary film about the Vietnam War. He won the Golden Bear award at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival in 1980 for his film Heartland.
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First watchThe Long Walk Home19907.7Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.View filmEssential films
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19 films as director- 2006Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in AmericaDirector
- 2004PlainsongDirector
- 2003The Road to MemphisDirector
- 2001South PacificDirector
- 1999Witness ProtectionDirector
- 1998Thicker Than BloodDirector
- 1996A Family ThingDirector
- 1992Leap of FaithDirector
- 1990The Long Walk HomeDirector
- 1989The Final DaysDirector
- 1989Dead Man OutDirector
- 1986No MercyDirector
- 1984CountryDirector
- 1983SessionsDirector
- 1981ThresholdDirector
- 1981HeartlandDirector
- 1979No Other LoveDirector
- 1978SiegeDirector
- 1977The Gardener's SonDirector