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Harold Becker

Highest Rated: 87% The Onion Field (1979)

Lowest Rated: 21% Mercury Rising (1998)

Birthday: Sep 25, 1928

Birthplace: New York, New York, USA

New York City native Harold Becker studied art and photography at the prestigious Pratt Institute and began his career as a designer and stills photographer. He segued to directing TV commercials and short films, including the award-winning "Ivanhoe Donaldson." In 1972, Becker made his feature debut as co-director and co-producer (with Souter Harris) with "The Ragman's Daughter," a superb, if somewhat forgotten, low-budget romance set in England and featuring strong performances from Victoria Tennant and Simon Rouse. Indeed, eliciting fine work from actors would become a hallmark of Becker's directing career. Over the course of his career, he would be responsible for helming vehicles that would showcase future stars ranging from James Woods and Ted Danson to Sean Penn and Tom Cruise.

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Highest-Rated Movies

87% 65% The Onion Field
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76% 66% Sea of Love
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68% 67% Taps
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63% 78% Vision Quest
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60% 37% City Hall
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55% 46% Malice
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50% 36% The Big Town
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40% 50% The Boost
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33% 55% The Black Marble
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Harold Becker

Harold Becker MALICE, Director Harold Becker, 1993, (c)Columbia Pictures VISION QUEST, from left: Matthew Modine going over script with director Harold Becker, on set, 1985. ©Warner Brothers CITY HALL, director Harold Becker (back left), Al Pacino (right), on set, 1996. ©Columbia Pictures SEA OF LOVE, director Harold Becker, on set, 1989. ©Universal THE BLACK MARBLE, author Joseph Wambaugh, director Harold Becker on set, 1980, (c) Avco Embassy TAPS, Tom Cruise, Sean Penn , Timothy Hutton with director Harold Becker, on-set, 1981 CITY HALL, Al Pacino, director Harold Becker, 1996, ©Columbia Pictures / DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE, John Travolta, Teri Polo, Harold Becker, 2001, (c) Paramount View more photos

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Vengeance: A Love Story 26% 2017 Executive Producer Domestic Disturbance 23% 37% 2001 Director Mercury Rising 21% 40% 1998 Director City Hall 60% 37% 1996 Director, Producer Malice 55% 46% 1993 Director, Producer Sea of Love 76% 66% 1989 Director The Boost 40% 50% 1988 Director The Big Town 50% 36% 1987 Director Vision Quest 63% 78% 1985 Director Taps 68% 67% 1981 Director The Black Marble 33% 55% 1980 Director The Onion Field 87% 65% 1979 Director The Ragman's Daughter 1972 Director, Producer
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