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Hal Pereira

1905–1983 · 56 titles in the catalogue

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Hal Pereira (April 29, 1905, Chicago, Illinois - December 17, 1983, Los Angeles, California) was an American art director, production designer, and occasional architect.

In the 1940s through the 1960s he worked on more than 200 films as an art director and production designer. He was nominated for 23 Oscars, winning only one for his work on The Rose Tattoo. He served, along with Earl Hedrick, as artistic director of the popular TV series Bonanza. Pereira started out in theater design in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles and working for Paramount Studios as a unit art director. In 1944 he was art designer for the great film noir Double Indemnity.

By 1950 he was supervising art director for the studio, working on such films as the classic Western Shane and The Greatest Show on Earth, which won the Oscar for Best Picture. In 1955 Pereira won the Oscar for best art direction for a black and white film for The Rose Tattoo. In addition, he was the art director on almost all of the important Alfred Hitchcock films of the 1950s.

Pereira was educated at the University of Illinois and was brother of architect (and occasional film art director) William L. Pereira.

Their work

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  1. Rear Window1954Art Direction
  2. Vertigo1958Art Direction
  3. Breakfast at Tiffany's1961Art Direction
  4. Roman Holiday1953Art Direction
  5. Double Indemnity1944Art Direction
  6. The Ten Commandments1956Art Direction
  7. To Catch a Thief1955Art Direction
  8. The Man Who Knew Too Much1956Art Direction
  9. Sabrina1954Art Direction
  10. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962Art Direction
  11. The Trouble with Harry1955Art Direction
  12. Ace in the Hole1951Art Direction
  13. Funny Face1957Art Direction
  14. The War of the Worlds1953Art Direction
  15. Shane1953Art Direction
  16. Stalag 171953Art Direction
  17. The Odd Couple1968Art Direction
  18. Barefoot in the Park1967Art Direction
  19. El Dorado1966Art Direction
  20. White Christmas1954Art Direction
  21. The Nutty Professor1963Art Direction
  22. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral1957Art Direction
  23. Hud1963Art Direction
  24. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965Production Design
  25. The Sons of Katie Elder1965Art Direction
  26. The Greatest Show on Earth1952Art Direction
  27. Hatari!1962Art Direction
  28. McLintock!1963Art Direction
  29. One-Eyed Jacks1961Art Direction
  30. Last Train from Gun Hill1959Art Direction
  31. The Court Jester1955Art Direction
  32. We're No Angels1955Art Direction
  33. When Worlds Collide1951Art Department Manager
  34. Ministry of Fear1944Art Direction
  35. Houseboat1958Art Direction
  36. Pocketful of Miracles1961Art Direction
  37. The Desperate Hours1955Art Direction
  38. Detective Story1951Art Direction
  39. Donovan's Reef1963Art Direction
  40. Robinson Crusoe on Mars1964Art Direction
  41. Blue Hawaii1961Art Direction
  42. The Tin Star1957Art Direction
  43. The Ladies Man1961Art Direction
  44. Artists and Models1955Art Direction
  45. Hell Is for Heroes1962Art Direction
  46. The Bellboy1960Art Direction
  47. The Naked Jungle1954Art Direction
  48. Will Penny1967Art Direction
  49. Cinderfella1960Art Direction
  50. King Creole1958Art Direction
  51. This Property Is Condemned1966Art Direction
  52. Teacher's Pet1958Art Direction
  53. Boeing, Boeing1965Art Direction
  54. The Country Girl1954Art Direction
  55. Who's Minding the Store?1963Art Direction
  56. The Bridges at Toko-Ri1954Art Direction