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

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; 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 awarded to the American film ''Heartland'' directed by Richard Pearce and West German film '' Palermo oder Wolfsburg'' directed by Werne ...

for his film ''

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''.

Filmography

As director

* 1977: ''

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'' (TV) * 1978: ''Siege'' (TV) * 1979: ''No Other Love'' (TV) * 1979: ''

'' * 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: ''

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'' (TV) * 1990: ''

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'' (movie) * 1992: ''

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

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'' (TV series) * 1996: ''

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

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'' (TV) * 2001: '' South Pacific'' (TV) * 2002: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2003: ''

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The Road to Memphis ''The Road To Memphis'' is a documentary directed by Richard Pearce. The film is part of ''The Blues'', a seven part PBS series, with Martin Scorsese as the executive producer. Synopsis ''The Road To Memphis'' follows the career of Blues mus ...

'' (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) *''

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'' (1970) *''

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'' (1972) *'' Hearts and Minds'' (1974) *''

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'' (1979) (additional photographer) *''

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References

External links

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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