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Hecht-Hill-Lancaster was a production company formed by the actor Burt Lancaster in association with his agent, Harold Hecht, and James Hill. In 1948 Lancaster and Hecht formed Norma Productions (named after his wife), which later became Hecht-Lancaster. Hill joined in the mid-1950s.
Apr 23, 2000 · Not many superstars would have played J.J. Hunsecker, the vicious Walter Winchell-type Broadway columnist in the 1957 classic “Sweet Smell of Success,” which his independent film company,...
During the 1950s, his production company, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, was highly successful, with Lancaster acting in films such as: Trapeze in 1956, a box office smash in which he used his acrobatic skills; Sweet Smell of Success (1957), a dark drama today considered a classic; Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), a WWII submarine drama with ...
Nov 12, 2023 · The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job, but his singleminded pursuit of revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger. directed by Robert Wise. from the novel by Edward L. Beach.
Oct 20, 1994 · His production company, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, was the most successful and innovative star-driven independent production company in Hollywood of the 1950s, making movies such as Marty (1955), Trapeze (1956), and Sweet Smell of Success (1957).
Jul 19, 2013 · Hecht Hill Lancaster allowed him to avoid typecasting — because he was casting himself — and the result was a diversity of roles. Some of them odd and daring, like the titular swimmer in the 1968 film based on John Cheever’s classic story.
May 28, 1985 · Harold Hecht, the film producer who joined with Burt Lancaster to form one of the first independent film producing companies in Hollywood, died of complications from cancer Saturday at his home...
