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Harold Greenberg est un Producteur Canadien né le 11 janvier 1930 à Montréal (Canada)
Harold Greenberg, OC, CQ, (January 11, 1930 – July 1, 1996) was a Canadian film producer.
Harold was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1930. Harold was born into a family of three brothers: Ian, Sydney and Harvey (died in 1997). Greenberg began working in a second-hand camera store when he was thirteen. He set up his own film and photography company and made a fortune by obtaining the exclusive rights to footage from Expo 67 in Montreal. In 1973 he acquired Astral Communications and subsequently combined it with his then company Ann Green Photos, named after his mother Ann Greenberg. Soon thereafter, it became one of the leading film production companies in Canada. Through its evolution into a pure-play media company and its acquisition of pay television channels, it became a leader in its field. In the 1980s Greenberg became heavily involved in pay TV and started The Movie Network and other pay per view channels. Harold Greenberg led his company to produce such films as Porky's, the most successful Canadian film ever and the critically acclaimed The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. Astral communications was changed to Astra Media and continues to distribute many international programs in Canada.
Harold Greenberg was adamant about the fact that Quebec and Canada had its own industry, with its own culture. Harold saw that Canada had distinct needs from the United States and frequently when having meetings with industry executives in the United States, he would say "Canada is not the Same as the United States" when the executives would commonly group Canada within the wider North American market. Greenberg was instrumental in creating a separate dubbing industry in Canada when previously, films would be sent to France in order to be dubbed. Greenberg identified this as a problem since the French-Canadian language and Parisian French were so different, with many different nuances. For Greenberg, family always came first and he would always be there for any family member who needed him. His wife, three children and 9 grand-children now survive him.
Greenberg died in 1996 and his brother Ian Greenberg took Harold's place as CEO of Astral.
He was also a noted philanthropist and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1992 he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec and he was also made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, France, [1]
Harold Greenberg identified that there was a demand for well-written Canadian scripts, but not enough resources to fund them into production. So in April 1986, he established The FUND (Foundation to Underwrite New Drama). In 1996, upon his passing, it was renamed The Harold Greenberg Fund. The French-language program, Le Fonds Harold Greenberg, was also established.
Since 1986, The Harold Greenberg Fund/Le Fonds Harold Greenberg has invested almost $73 million in the Canadian film and television industry. That’s over 3,250 projects.
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Nationalité Canada
Naissance 11 janvier 1930 à Montréal (Canada)
Mort 1 juillet 1996 (à 66 ans) à Montréal (Canada)
Récompenses Officier de l’ordre du Canada
Naissance 11 janvier 1930 à Montréal (Canada)
Mort 1 juillet 1996 (à 66 ans) à Montréal (Canada)
Récompenses Officier de l’ordre du Canada
Harold Greenberg, OC, CQ, (January 11, 1930 – July 1, 1996) was a Canadian film producer.
Harold was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1930. Harold was born into a family of three brothers: Ian, Sydney and Harvey (died in 1997). Greenberg began working in a second-hand camera store when he was thirteen. He set up his own film and photography company and made a fortune by obtaining the exclusive rights to footage from Expo 67 in Montreal. In 1973 he acquired Astral Communications and subsequently combined it with his then company Ann Green Photos, named after his mother Ann Greenberg. Soon thereafter, it became one of the leading film production companies in Canada. Through its evolution into a pure-play media company and its acquisition of pay television channels, it became a leader in its field. In the 1980s Greenberg became heavily involved in pay TV and started The Movie Network and other pay per view channels. Harold Greenberg led his company to produce such films as Porky's, the most successful Canadian film ever and the critically acclaimed The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. Astral communications was changed to Astra Media and continues to distribute many international programs in Canada.
Harold Greenberg was adamant about the fact that Quebec and Canada had its own industry, with its own culture. Harold saw that Canada had distinct needs from the United States and frequently when having meetings with industry executives in the United States, he would say "Canada is not the Same as the United States" when the executives would commonly group Canada within the wider North American market. Greenberg was instrumental in creating a separate dubbing industry in Canada when previously, films would be sent to France in order to be dubbed. Greenberg identified this as a problem since the French-Canadian language and Parisian French were so different, with many different nuances. For Greenberg, family always came first and he would always be there for any family member who needed him. His wife, three children and 9 grand-children now survive him.
Greenberg died in 1996 and his brother Ian Greenberg took Harold's place as CEO of Astral.
He was also a noted philanthropist and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1992 he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec and he was also made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, France, [1]
Harold Greenberg identified that there was a demand for well-written Canadian scripts, but not enough resources to fund them into production. So in April 1986, he established The FUND (Foundation to Underwrite New Drama). In 1996, upon his passing, it was renamed The Harold Greenberg Fund. The French-language program, Le Fonds Harold Greenberg, was also established.
Since 1986, The Harold Greenberg Fund/Le Fonds Harold Greenberg has invested almost $73 million in the Canadian film and television industry. That’s over 3,250 projects.
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Adorables Faussaires (1983)
, 1h33Réalisé par Roger Vadim
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Policier
Acteurs Wayne Rogers, Marie-France Pisier, Lloyd Bochner, Samantha Eggar, Patrick Macnee, Melvyn Douglas
Rôle Producteur exécutif
Note50%
Wayne, faussaire de génie, devient la proie d'un fou armé d'un rasoir.
Porky's (1982)
, 1h34Réalisé par Bob Clark
Origine Canada
Genres Comédie, Comédie érotique
Thèmes L'adolescence, L'enfance, Sexualité, Erotique, Films pour enfants, Teen movie, La virginité
Acteurs Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier, Wyatt Knight, Roger Wilson, Tony Ganios, Cyril O'Reilly
Rôle Producteur exécutif
Note62%
En 1954, une bande de collégiens délurés de Floride décident de se dépuceler.
Hard Feelings (1982)
, 1h45Réalisé par Daryl Duke
Origine Canada
Genres Drame
Acteurs Carl Marotte, Charlayne Woodard, Grand L. Bush, Joanne Vannicola, Lisa Langlois, Vlasta Vrána
Rôle Producteur exécutif
Note57%
Le bateau de la mort (1980)
, 1h31Réalisé par Alvin Rakoff
Genres Thriller, Aventure, Horreur
Thèmes La mer, Transport, Fantômes, Politique, Film catastrophe, Catastrophe navale
Acteurs George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes, Saul Rubinek, Kate Reid
Rôle Producteur
Note48%
Sur la mer des Caraibes, un vaisseau fantome surgit du brouillard et fonce droit devant sur un paquebot ou se trouvent de riches touristes. Apres l'accident, il n'y a que neuf survivants qui ont pris place sur un canot. Ils approchent du vaisseau et une fois a bord decouvrent qu'il est vide. Mais d'etranges phenomenes se produisent.
Le Monstre du train (1980)
, 1h37Réalisé par Roger Spottiswoode
Origine Canada
Genres Thriller, Horreur, Slasher
Thèmes Magie, Transport, Le train, Tueur en série, Films pour enfants, Film se déroulant dans un train
Acteurs Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Hart Bochner, David Copperfield, Anthony Sherwood, Timothy Webber
Rôle Producteur
Note58%
Trois ans après avoir fait une bien mauvaise farce à un de leurs camarades, un groupe de jeunes étudiants en médecine se réunit pour un réveillon costumé dans un train à vapeur. Ils ont apporté des quantités de drogues et de divertissement et engagé un magicien (joué par David Copperfield). Mais un tueur s'est infiltré dans le train, les tuant un par un et récupérant leurs costumes. Comme le train n'a pas de téléphone et circule sur une voie unique dans une région isolée, la seule solution est de poursuivre le voyage.
Cité en feu (1979)
, 1h46Réalisé par Alvin Rakoff
Origine Canada
Genres Drame, Thriller, Action
Thèmes La fin du monde, La musique, Le monde du travail, Musique, Film catastrophe, Film catastrophe américain
Acteurs Barry Newman, Susan Clark, Shelley Winters, Leslie Nielsen, James Franciscus, Ava Gardner
Rôle Producteur exécutif
Note44%
Mécontent d'avoir été renvoyé de l'usine de produits chimiques dont il était l'employé, Herman Stover décide de se venger en répandant des produits toxiques dans l'atmosphère. Ces substances prennent bientôt feu, plongeant la ville tout entière dans le chaos. Le docteur Frank Whitman et Risley, le chef des pompiers, organisent les secours et tentent d'endiguer l'avancée de l'incendie.
In Praise Of Older Women (1978)
, 1h50Réalisé par George Kaczender
Origine Canada
Genres Drame, Romance
Acteurs Tom Berenger, Karen Black, Susan Strasberg, Helen Shaver, Marilyn Lightstone, Alexandra Stewart
Rôle Producteur exécutif
Note56%
Andras Varda (Tom Berenger) grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.s during World War II. Disappointed by the girls his age, he meets Maya (Karen Black), a married woman in her 30s, who tutors him in love and romance. Maya is only the first of many mature women whom Andras will meet through his teenage and young adult life.
Les Chats du diable (1977)
, 1h28Réalisé par Denis Héroux
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Horreur
Thèmes Mise en scène d'un animal, Mise en scène d'un chat
Acteurs Peter Cushing, Ray Milland, Joan Greenwood, Samantha Eggar, Donald Pleasence, John Vernon
Rôle Producteur exécutif
Note57%
Elles sont vraiment étranges, ces histoires racontées par un auteur excentrique à son éditeur, et surtout elles sont incroyables ! En effet, qui pourrait croire que d’inoffensifs chats puissent attaquer et tuer des êtres humains, et qui plus est les dévorer ? Mais alors comment expliquer les cadavres, atrocement mutilés, d’une vieille dame et de sa jeune bonne ? Ou encore cet auteur célèbre, qu’on a retrouvé mort dans sa loge avec la langue arrachée ?
, 1h40Réalisé par Nicolas Gessner
Origine Canada
Genres Drame, Thriller, Horreur
Thèmes L'enfance, Sexualité, La pédophilie
Acteurs Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman, Scott Jacoby, Hubert Noël
Rôle Producteur exécutif
Note69%
Au Canada, une jeune fille de 13 ans, Rynn Jacobs, vit toute seule dans une grande maison depuis la mort soudaine et mystérieuse de son père qu'elle essaie de dissimuler. Ses ennuis commencent lorsque le fils de sa propriétaire, Frank Hallet, qui manifeste un intérêt évident pour elle, lui rend visite. Avec sa mère, ils vont constituer une menace pour Rynn. Cependant, la jeune fille rencontre le jeune Mario Podesta avec lequel elle se lie d'amitié et qui va lui venir en aide...
Breaking Point (1976)
, 1h32Réalisé par Bob Clark
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Thriller, Action, Policier
Acteurs Bo Svenson, Robert Culp, John Colicos, Belinda Montgomery, Stephen Young, Doug Lennox
Rôle Producteur exécutif
Note55%
Vincent Karbone is a leading construction magnate in Philadelphia and a suspected leader of one of the city's most notorious criminal gangs. Several of his thugs are on trial, and the key witness is Michael, a mild-mannered judo instructor with a wife and kids. Karbone will stop at nothing to keep the muscles of his organization out of prison, including striking at Michael's family to keep him from testifying.
La Reine du mal (1974)
, 1h38Réalisé par Oliver Stone
Origine Canada
Genres Thriller, Horreur
Acteurs Jonathan Frid, Martine Beswick, Hervé Villechaize, Christina Pickles, Troy Donahue, Anne Meacham
Rôle Producteur exécutif
Note47%
Un romancier spécialisé dans les récits d'épouvante fait plusieurs fois le même cauchemar dans lequel trois personnages de ses livres le séquestrent avec son entourage. Mais un jour le rêve devient réalité...
L'Odyssée sous la mer (1973)
, 1h38Réalisé par Daniel Petrie
Origine Canada
Genres Drame, Science-fiction, Action, Aventure
Thèmes La mer, Transport, Action sous-marine, Guerre en milieu sous-marin
Acteurs Ben Gazzara, Yvette Mimieux, Walter Pidgeon, Ernest Borgnine, Donnelly Rhodes, Chris Wiggins
Rôle Producteur exécutif
Note44%
À la suite d'un tremblement de terre, une station sous-marine, le Sealab, se retrouve perdue dans les fonds marins. Un sous-marin ultra-perfectionné est envoyé à sa rescousse, mais rencontrera de multiples dangers.