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4 unusual facts about Monte Hellman


Back Door to Hell

The film, directed by Monte Hellman, was shot on location in the Philippines, giving it a particularly authentic look.

Bulloch Hall

In 1974, director Monte Hellman used Bulloch Hall to film several scenes from the movie Cockfighter, starring Warren Oates.

Monte Hellman

Hellman finished two pictures in post-production that were started by other directors who died after the movies were shot, the Muhammad Ali bio The Greatest (1977) (started by Tom Gries) and Avalanche Express (1979) (begun by Mark Robson).

He currently teaches in the Film Directing Program at the California Institute of the Arts.


Joseph Culp

His numerous acting credits include leading roles in Alan J. Pakula’s Dream Lover, Monte Hellman’s Iguana and Maria Novaro’s El Jardin del Eden. He was featured in Ron Howard’s Apollo 13 and Mario Van Peebles’ Panther and Badassss.


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