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Looking for reviews of films directed by Peter H. Hunt? Cinafilm has a total of 304 reviews across 4 movies directed by Peter H. Hunt.
Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 66%.
1776 is Peter H. Hunt's highest rated movie, with a score of 76% based on 298 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Peter H. Hunt is Secrets, with a score of 54% based on 1 reviews.
Peter Huls Hunt (born December 19, 1938) is an American theatre, film, and television director and a theatrical lighting designer.
Born in Pasadena, California, Hunt began his career as a lighting designer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 1958. He became Artistic Director in 1989, a post he held until 1995. In 1969, he helmed the Broadway musical 1776, winning the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for his efforts. His next project, Georgy, was less successful, closing after only four performances. He received a second Tony nomination for Goodtime Charley in 1975. His most recent Broadway project was The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1997. He has since directed several benefit shows for the Actors Fund in Los Angeles, including staged readings of Sunset Boulevard and Casablanca.
Hunt's feature film credits include the screen adaptation of 1776 and Give 'em Hell, Harry!. He has directed numerous television movies, including four based on the Hart to Hart series, and episodes of Baywatch, Baywatch Nights, and Touched by an Angel, among others. He was producer-director of four of the feature adaptations in the Peabody Award-winning Mark Twain Series on PBS including Life on the Mississippi and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Hunt is the uncle of actress Helen Hunt, through his half-brother, director Gordon Hunt. He resides in Los Angeles, California. He is married to former actress Barbette Tweed, daughter of lawyer/civic leader Harrison Tweed. The couple have three children.
Peter H. Hunt has directed films starring Dean Norris, Annie Potts, Ken Howard and Christopher Plummer.
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