Larry Peerce

Reżyseria, Produkcja, Scenariusz

19 kwietnia 1930 (95 years)
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Lawrence "Larry" Peerce (born April 19, 1930) is an American film and TV director whose work includes the theatrical feature Goodbye, Columbus, the early rock and roll concert film The Big T.N.T. Show, One Potato, Two Potato (1964), The Other Side of the Mountain (1975), and Oscar nominee Two-Minute Warning (1976).

The son of operatic tenor Jan Peerce and talent agent Alice (Kalmanowitz) Peerce, Larry Peerce was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York. He attended the University of North Carolina. He made his directing debut with One Potato, Two Potato, released in 1964 by the distributor Cinema V. The groundbreaking drama about an interracial marriage between a white divorcee (played by Barbara Barrie, who won the Best Actress award at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival for the role) and an African-American office worker (Bernie Hamilton) was the first U.S. movie to portray such an interracial relationship.

Peerce went on to direct several episodes of the Western television series Branded and the campy superhero series Batman, among other shows, before directing the early rock and roll concert film The Big T.N.T. Show, released in 1966 by American International Pictures and featuring such performers as The Byrds, Ray Charles, Bo Diddley, Donovan, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Ronettes and The Ike & Tina Turner Revue.

Following more TV, Peerce returned to film in 1967 with The Mystery of the Chinese Junk and The Incident, the latter of which starred Martin Sheen and Tony Musante. He followed this with the acclaimed Goodbye, Columbus, an adaptation of the Philip Roth novel. The movie earned Peerce a DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures, and screenwriter Arnold Schulman an Academy Award nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

Peerce's subsequent theatrical features included The Sporting Club, A Separate Peace, Ash Wednesday, and The Other Side of the Mountain. Peerce's work is frequently viewed as part of the expressive sentimental directorial style with a particular focus on coming-of-age stories.

Known For

  • Incydent
    Incydent1967
  • Dwuminutowe ostrzeżenie
    Dwuminutowe ostrzeżenie1976
  • Batman zbawia świat
    Batman zbawia świat3 seasons
  • Żegnaj, Kolumbie
    Żegnaj, Kolumbie1969
  • Dotyk anioła
    Dotyk anioła9 seasons
  • The Other Side of the Mountain
    The Other Side of the Mountain1975
  • Wieczne święta
    Wieczne święta1996
  • Czarne i białe
    Czarne i białe1964
  • Północ - Południe
    Północ - Południe3 seasons
  • Nakręcony
    Nakręcony1989
  • Elvis i ja
    Elvis i ja1988
  • Branded
    Branded2 seasons
  • Trudne do utrzymania
    Trudne do utrzymania1984
  • Środa popielcowa
    Środa popielcowa1973
  • The Green Hornet
    The Green Hornet1 season
  • A Separate Peace
    A Separate Peace1972
  • The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II
    The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II1978
  • Honor kawalerzysty
    Honor kawalerzysty1995
  • Jackie
    Jackie3 episodes
  • Drugi miesiąc miodowy
    Drugi miesiąc miodowy2001

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