Hecht Hill Lancaster

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Hecht Hill Lancaster was a production company formed by Burt Lancaster in association with his agent Harold Hecht and James Hill. In 1948 Lancaster and Hecht formed Norma Productions, which later became Hecht Lancaster. James Hill joined in the mid-1950s. The company produced some of the most notable American films of the 1950s.

In 1956 they renewed their deal with United Artists.[1] In late 1957 they announced they would make ten films worth $14 million in 1958.[2]

Filmography

Legend HL = Hecht-Lancaster
HHL = Hecht-Hill-Lancaster
N = Norma Productions
C = Canon Productions

Unmade Films

  • Bandoola
  • Colonel Redl
  • First Love
  • The Dreamers
  • Tall Dark Man
  • The Hitchhiker
  • The Catbird Seat
  • Tell It on the Drums
  • The Rock Cried Out
  • Kimberley
  • Blaze of the Sun

References

  1. 'HECHT-LANCASTER PLANS NEW FILMS: PRODUCING UNIT SIGNS DEAL WITH UNITED ARTISTS--5 FEATURES ARE LISTED LANCASTER TO ACT', By THOMAS M. PRYOR Special to The New York Times.. New York Times (1923-Current file) [New York, N.Y] 13 Apr 1956: 20.
  2. 'Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Planning Record Year: Group Will Produce $14,000,000 Worth of Motion Pictures in 1958', Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 16 Dec 1957: B9.

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