William Couturié is a film director and producer, best known for his work in the field of

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Accolades

He won the 1989

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for the

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documentary '' Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt'' that he produced with

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and multiple

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for his 1987 film '' Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam'', which he wrote, produced, and directed.

Other works

Couturié was an early collaborator of filmmaker

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, working on his 1983 animated feature, '' Twice Upon a Time'' alongside

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. He recently co-produced and directed the film ''Guru of Go'', a documentary for the

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series about Paul Westhead' s unorthodox fast break basketball offense at

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called "The System" featuring Gregory "Bo" Kimble and the late

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Filmography

*''Can't It Be Anyone Else'' (1980); producer *''

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'' (1980): producer *'' Twice Upon a Time'' (1983); producer and writer *''

Vietnam Requiem ''Vietnam Requiem'' was a 1982 ABC News ''Closeup'' television documentary directed by Bill Couturié and Jonas McCord and photographed by Ted Haimes. It is about the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by veterans. The film comprises intervie ...

'' (1984); director and producer *'' Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam'' (1987); director, producer and writer *''

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'' ( Laserdisc arcade game) (1987); producer *'' Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt'' (1989); producer *'' Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers'' (1991); director and producer *'' Earth and the American Dream (FI)'' (1992); director, producer and writer *''Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob'' (1994); executive producer *'' Ed'' (1996); director and executive producer *''A Place at the Table'' (2001); executive producer *'' Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks'' (2002); executive producer *''The West Wing Documentary Special'' (2002); director and writer *'' Last Letters Home: Voices of American Troops from the Battlefields of Iraq'' (2004); director and producer *''Into the Fire'' (2005); director and writer *''Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters'' (2006); director, producer and writer *''The Alzheimer's Project'' (2009); director and producer (1 episode) *''Guru of Go'' (2010); director and producer (featured on ''

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References

External links

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HBO interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Couturie, Bill Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American film directors American film producers American documentary filmmakers Producers of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners