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Richard Pearce is a Director, Executive producer, Director of Photography and Cinematography American born on 25 january 1943 at San Diego (USA)

Richard Pearce

Richard Pearce
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Nationality USA
Birth 25 january 1943 (81 years) at San Diego (USA)

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.

Best films

Woodstock (1970)
(Camera Operator)
Food, Inc. (2008)
(Co-Producer)

Usually with

Robert Kenner
Robert Kenner
(2 films)
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
(1 films)
Peter Davis
Peter Davis
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Richard Pearce (20 films)

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Director

Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America, 1h23
Directed by Richard Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Joely Richardson, Stacy Keach, Scott Cohen, Ann Cusack, Justina Machado, David Ramsey
Rating48% 2.436372.436372.436372.436372.43637
A mutated bird flu virus spreads across the world. As panic spreads, the governor of Virginia quarantines neighborhoods where cases have cropped up, and federal officials confess they have no vaccine and scant supplies of antiviral drugs. Major socioeconomic disruption sets in, with shortages of food and medical supplies, power outages, and riots in the streets of New York.
The Blues
The Blues (2003)
, 1h33
Directed by Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Mike Figgis, Wim Wenders, Richard Pearce, Marc Levin, Charles Burnett
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Le blues, Musical films
Actors Keb' Mo
Rating71% 3.5700453.5700453.5700453.5700453.570045
Au moyen d'interviews avec des musiciens, ce film retrace la période des années 1960 en Grande-Bretagne. Une révolution sociale s'est accompagnée d'une révolution musicale sous l'influence du blues.
The Blues
The Blues (2003)
, 1h29
Directed by Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Mike Figgis, Wim Wenders, Richard Pearce, Marc Levin, Charles Burnett
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Le blues, Musical films
Rating71% 3.5687353.5687353.5687353.5687353.568735
Ce troisième film de la série est situé à Memphis, d'où sortit un nouveau style de blues. Il contient des documents sur Howlin' Wolf mais s'attache principalement à la personnalité de B.B. King.
South Pacific, 2h15
Directed by Richard Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Téléfilm musical
Actors Glenn Close, Harry Connick, Rade Šerbedžija, Jack Thompson, Natalie Mendoza, Ilene Graff
Rating58% 2.9001252.9001252.9001252.9001252.900125
L'histoire se passe durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale dans le Pacifique. Glenn Close joue le rôle d'une infirmière qui tombe amoureuse d'un cultivateur français (Rade Šerbedžija).
Witness Protection, 1h45
Directed by Richard Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Tom Sizemore, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Forest Whitaker, Shawn Hatosy, Skye McCole Bartusiak, William Sadler
Rating62% 3.100153.100153.100153.100153.10015
La carrière criminelle de Bobby Batton prend fin subitement : il doit fuir avec sa famille, poursuivit par le Syndicat du crime, qui l'accuse d'avoir truqué sa comptabilité à son profit... Il n'a d'autre choix que d'accepter de témoigner contre ses anciens partenaires, et intègre, avec sa famille, le programme fédéral de protection des témoins. Il part alors avec sa femme Sandy, son fils Sean et sa petite fille Suzie dans un endroit ultra-sécurisé, où, avec l'aide du marshal fédéral Steven Beck, ils vont devoir apprendre à simuler leurs nouvelles identités afin de prendre un nouveau départ à Seattle. Chacun va devoir changer de peau, et renoncer définitivement au cours de sa vie et à une partie de lui-même. Mais on ne devient pas une nouvelle famille du jour au lendemain, et quitter leur vie d'avant ne s'avère pas si facile.
A Family Thing, 1h49
Directed by Richard Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Irma P. Hall, Michael Beach, Regina Taylor, Grace Zabriskie
Rating70% 3.542983.542983.542983.542983.54298
The film is a drama about a Scotch-Irish American Southerner (Duvall) named Earl Pilcher, whose late mother makes a shocking revelation in a letter that is given to him after her death. She reveals that Earl's biological mother was a Black American maid named Willa Mae, who was raped by Earl's (white) father and that she died while giving birth to Earl. His adoptive mother's dying wish is that he go to Chicago to meet his half-brother, Raymond Murdoch (Jones). Ray blames Earl's father for his own mother's death and does not want to speak to Earl, whose very presence reminds Ray of the past. But his loving Aunt T. (Hall) welcomes Earl and insists the family accept him.
Leap of Faith, 1h48
Directed by Richard Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about religion
Actors Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson, Lukas Haas, Meat Loaf
Rating60% 3.0475353.0475353.0475353.0475353.047535
Jonas Nightengale (Steve Martin) is a faith healer, loosely based on televangelist Peter Popoff, who makes a living traveling across America holding tent revival meetings and conducting purported miracles. He is helped by his friend and manager Jane Larson (Debra Winger) and an entourage of fellow con artists.
The Long Walk Home, 1h37
Directed by Richard Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Politique, Films about racism, Political films
Actors Whoopi Goldberg, Sissy Spacek, Dwight Schultz, Ving Rhames, Dylan Baker, Erika Alexander
Rating72% 3.6486653.6486653.6486653.6486653.648665
The film was expanded as a feature. Set in Montgomery, Alabama, United States, during the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, it features Whoopi Goldberg as Odessa Cotter, an African-American woman who works as a maid/nanny for Miriam Thompson, a well-to-do white woman played by Sissy Spacek. Odessa and her family confront typical issues faced by African Americans in the South at the time: poverty, racism, segregation, and violence. The black community has begun a widespread boycott of the city-owned buses to end segregation; Odessa takes on a long walk both ways to work.
No Mercy
No Mercy (1986)
, 1h47
Directed by Richard Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Richard Gere, Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Jeroen Krabbé, George Dzundza, William Atherton
Rating57% 2.8513352.8513352.8513352.8513352.851335
Eddie Jilette is a Chicago cop on the vengeance trail as he follows his partner's killers to New Orleans to settle his own personal score. Eddie flees through the Louisiana bayous with Michel Duval, the beautiful Cajun mistress of a murderous crime lord who aims to destroy the Chicago detective before he can avenge his partner's murder. Michel and Eddie fall for each other, although they clash repeatedly while handcuffed together as they attempt to elude the brutal underworld figure and his henchmen.
Country
Country (1984)
, 1h45
Directed by Richard Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about the labor movement
Actors Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley, Matt Clark, Jessica Lange, Sandra Seacat, James N. Harrell
Rating65% 3.2968853.2968853.2968853.2968853.296885
Gilbert "Gil" Ivy (Sam Shepard) and his wife Jewell (Jessica Lange) have worked Jewell's family farm for years, and her father Otis (Wilford Brimley) doesn't want to see his family farm lost to foreclosure. However, low crop prices, pending FHA loans and a tornado all put pressure on the struggling family as they face hardship and the prospect of losing their home and livelihood.
Threshold
Threshold (1981)
, 1h37
Directed by Richard Pearce
Origin Canada
Actors Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, Mare Winningham, Sharon Acker, John Marley, Allan F. Nicholls
Rating60% 3.000623.000623.000623.000623.00062
Respected cardiac surgeon Dr. Thomas Vrain performs a risky operation to provide a patient with the first artificial heart ever implanted in a human subject.
Heartland
Heartland (1979)
, 1h36
Directed by Richard Pearce
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Conchata Ferrell, Rip Torn, Lilia Skala, Barry Primus, Amy Wright, Jerry Hardin
Rating72% 3.6381953.6381953.6381953.6381953.638195
En 1910, dans la petite ville de Burnt Fork au Wyoming, arrive par le train une veuve, embauchée comme gouvernante chez un petit éleveur local. Elle est accompagnée de sa fille de 7 ans. Elle ne tarde pas à envisager de s'installer dans une cabane proche de la maison de son employeur mais doit y renoncer à la suite d'un hiver particulièrement rude...

Producer

Food, Inc.
Food, Inc. (2008)
, 1h34
Directed by Robert Kenner
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about animals, Cooking films, Environmental films, Medical-themed films, Obésité, Documentaire sur la cuisine, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about animal rights, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about environmental issues, Documentaire sur la malbouffe, Documentary films about health care, Films about disabilities, Political films, Documentary films about nature
Roles Co-Producer
Rating77% 3.8970753.8970753.8970753.8970753.897075
Le film s’inspire de l’essai Fast Food Nation d’Eric Schlosser. Il traite de la production de nourriture à grande échelle aux États-Unis et conclut que la viande et les légumes produits par ce type d’industrie sont mauvais pour la santé et pour l’environnement malgré les messages et l'imagerie présents sur les emballages des aliments. Pour cela l'enquête s'attache sur l'élevage industriel de bovins et d'ovins en interrogeant des éleveurs enchaînés à leurs emprunts dans le but de suivre le cahier des charges des grandes firmes agroalimentaires comme Cargill ou Smithfield Foods ainsi que sur le rôle prépondérant du maïs la plupart du temps maïs génétiquement modifié dans la composition de la quasi-totalité des produits vendus en supermarché aux Etats-Unis et ailleurs dans le monde. Le témoignage d'une mère devenue défenseuse des droits des consommateurs à la suite du décès accidentel de son fils, Kevin Kowalcyk, empoisonné par la bactérie Escherichia coli après avoir mangé un hamburger apporte un argument supplémentaire. Cette famille a obtenu gain de cause avec l'adoption de la Kevin's Law.
The Judge and the General
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about politics, Political films
Roles Executive producer
Rating75% 3.7749353.7749353.7749353.7749353.774935
The Judge and the General tells a story of personal transformation, as a Chilean judge descends into what he calls the "abyss" of investigating crimes committed by Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship during the 1970s and 1980s in Chile.