Actor

Hal Hartley

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

0.7

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Movies: 48Series: 1Crew credits: 43

TMDB ID: 91343

IMDb ID: nm0001325

Known for: Directing

Born: November 3, 1959

Age: 66

Place of birth: Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2025

Years active: 42

Average TMDB rating: 6.45

Wikidata: Q446294

Also known as

Ned Rifle • 할 하틀리 • 네드 라이플

Other jobs

Director (29)Writer (6)Music (2)Thanks (2)Art Department Production Assistant (1)Editor (1)Original Music Composer (1)Producer (1)

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Biography

Hal Hartley (born November 3, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and composer, who became a key figure in the American independent film movement of the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his films Trust, Amateur and Henry Fool, which are notable for deadpan humour and offbeat characters quoting philosophical dialogue. His films provided a career launch for a number of actors, including Adrienne Shelly, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan, Parker Posey, Karen Sillas and Elina Löwensohn. Hartley frequently scores his own films using his pseudonym Ned Rifle, and his soundtracks regularly feature music by indie rock acts Yo La Tengo and PJ Harvey.