Cinematographer/filmmaker Richard Pearce made an auspicious directorial debut in 1979 with Heartland, a moving, unflinching look at the struggle of a turn-of-the-century Wyoming farm family that earned a Golden Bear at that year's Berlin Film Festival. Pearce earned an English degree from Yale and a degree in political economics from the New School for Social Research in New York before going on to film several documentaries in the early '70s including Woodstock (1970) and Marjoe (1972). His interest in filmmaking stemmed from assisting in the creation of Don't Look Back (1967), Pennebaker's documentary portrait of Bob Dylan. Following the success of Heartland, Pearce earned more critical praise for his films Threshold (1983) and Country (1984). He continues to both make feature films and work as a cinematographer.
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The Road to Memphis
Director |
2009 | |||
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Food, Inc.
Cinematographer, Co-producer |
2008 | |||
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The Judge and the General
Executive Producer |
2008 | |||
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Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
Director |
2006 | |||
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Law & Order: Trial by Jury [TV Series]
Co-Executive Producer |
2005 | |||
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Plainsong
Director |
2004 | |||
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The Blues: The Road to Memphis
Cinematographer, Director |
2003 | |||
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South Pacific
Director |
2001 | |||
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Witness Protection
Director |
1999 | |||
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Thicker Than Blood
Director |
1997 | |||
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A Family Thing
Director |
1996 | |||
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Christo's Umbrellas
Cinematographer |
1994 | |||
| 1994 | ||||
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Leap of Faith
Director |
1992 | |||
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Dead Man Out
Director |
1989 | |||
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The Final Days
Director |
1989 | |||
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The Long Walk Home
Director |
1989 | |||
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No Mercy
Director |
1986 | |||
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Country
Director |
1984 | |||
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Sessions
Director |
1983 | |||
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Threshold
Director |
1981 | |||
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Heartland
Director |
1980 | |||
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Baby Snakes
Cinematographer |
1979 | |||
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Rust Never Sleeps
Cinematographer |
1979 | |||
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No Other Love
Director |
1979 | |||
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Christo's Running Fence
Cinematographer |
1978 | |||
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Siege
Director |
1978 | |||
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Hearts and Minds
Cinematographer |
1974 | |||
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Marjoe
Cinematographer |
1972 | |||
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Woodstock
Cinematographer |
1970 |


