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Barry Shear

Director

Barry Shear

Directing
1968 — 1972 · 3 films
Lived
23 March 1923 — d. 1979
From
Los Angeles, California

Barry Shear (March 23, 1923 in Los Angeles, California - June 13, 1979 in New York City) was an American film director and producer.

Career Signature

How Barry Shear’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

grainy 70s grit
ensemble mosaic
kinetic urgency
conversation starter
late-night movie

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Brian De PalmaBrian De Palma28 filmsQuentin TarantinoQuentin Tarantino12 filmsYasuharu HasebeYasuharu Hasebe8 filmsVernon ZimmermanVernon Zimmerman2 filmsRichard RushRichard Rush6 filmsKinji FukasakuKinji Fukasaku29 filmsLarry CohenLarry Cohen16 filmsJack HillJack Hill10 films

Filmography

Across 110th Street

1972

Night Gallery

1969

Wild in the Streets

1968