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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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75% 66% Sea of Love
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68% 67% Taps
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60% 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% 49% The Boost
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33% 53% 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

Filmography

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No Score Yet 25% Vengeance: A Love Story Executive Producer $4.5K 2017
23% 37% Domestic Disturbance Director $45.2M 2001
21% 40% Mercury Rising Director $32.9M 1998
60% 37% City Hall Director,
Producer 		$20.0M 1996
55% 46% Malice Director,
Producer 		$46.0M 1993
75% 66% Sea of Love Director $56.6M 1989
40% 49% The Boost Director $766.8K 1988
50% 36% The Big Town Director $776.7K 1987
60% 78% Vision Quest Director - 1985
68% 67% Taps Director - 1981
33% 53% The Black Marble Director - 1980
87% 65% The Onion Field Director - 1979
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Ragman's Daughter Director,
Producer 		- 1972

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Stephen Hawking's Sci Fi Masters Director 2007