James B. Harris
August 3, 1928 · 97 years old
James B. Harris (born August 3, 1928) is an American producer and writer. He is known for his early collaborations with Stanley Kubrick on the films The Killing (1956), Paths of Glory (1957), and Lolita (1962), as well as for directing The Bedford Incident (1965) and Cop (1985).
Known For
8 titles
Paths of Glory
A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack.
Lolita
A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl.
The Killing
Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.
Cop
A Los Angeles detective meets a feminist poet during a murder case.
Boiling Point
A pair of sociopath killers take on the police and the mob in order to make one last big score.
Telefon
A Russian officer is sent to the U.S. to try and stop sleeper agents who will mindlessly attack government entities when they hear certain coded words.
Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
The story of Z Channel, one of the first U.S. pay cable stations and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974 in LA, their eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
Fast-Walking
A corrupt prison guard becomes involved in a plot to murder a black revolutionary serving time in his prison.