Biography

After studying art and photography at the Pratt Institute, Becker began his career as a still photographer, but later tried his hand at directing television commercials, short films and documentaries. Becker made his feature film debut in 1972 when he directed The Ragman's Daughter along with Souter Harris.

Becker won the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival Gold Prize for his short film Ivanhoe Donaldson.

Filmography

• Blind Gary Davis (1964, 11 minutes)
• Ivanhoe Donaldson (1964, 57 minutes)
• Sighet, Sighet (1967, 27 minutes)
• The Ragman's Daughter (1972; with Souter Harris)
• The Onion Field (1979)
• The Black Marble (1980)
• Taps (1981)
• Vision Quest (1985)
• The Boost (1988)
• Sea of Love (1989)
• Malice (directed and produced; 1993)
• City Hall (directed and produced; 1996)
• Mercury Rising (1998)
• Domestic Disturbance (directed and produced; 2001)

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