Sidney Beckerman (November 26, 1920 – February 25, 2008) was a producer of notable movies including ''
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
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Cabaret
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Joe Kidd
''Joe Kidd'' is a 1972 American Western film starring Clint Eastwood and Robert Duvall, written by Elmore Leonard and directed by John Sturges.
The film is about an ex-bounty hunter hired by a wealthy landowner named Frank Harlan to track d ...
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Kelly's Heroes
''Kelly's Heroes'' is a 1970 World War II comedy-drama heist film, directed by Brian G. Hutton, about a motley crew of American GIs who go AWOL in order to rob a French bank, located behind German lines, of its stored Nazi gold bars. The film st ...
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Portnoy's Complaint
''Portnoy's Complaint'' is a 1969 American novel by Philip Roth. Its success turned Roth into a major celebrity, sparking a storm of controversy over its explicit and candid treatment of sexuality, including detailed depictions of masturbation us ...
'', ''
Marathon Man'', ''
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Red Dawn
''Red Dawn'' is a 1984 American action drama film directed by John Milius with a screenplay by Milius and Kevin Reynolds. The film depicts a fictional World War III centering on a land invasion of the continental United States by an alliance o ...
'' and ''
The Sicilian
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Sidney Beckerman, producer, dies
''Variety'', MARCH 3, 2008
Filmography
''He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.''
Film
;Miscellaneous crew
;Thanks
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American film producers
1920 births
2008 deaths
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