Paul Hunt

Known for DirectingBorn 1943-10-14Died 2011-09-13Redondo Beach, California, USA

Paul Hunt began making films in 1965 under the pseudonym H.P. Edwards. His first film was The Psychedelics (1966), followed by Blow the Man Down (1968), "Jefferson Hotel" (1966), "Sweet Smoke" (1967) and 60+ others. He was also the cinematographer and editor on most of them. His company, Canyon Films, became one of the largest distributors of underground films in America (future director Lewis Teague was at that time running the Cinematèque in Hollywood where Hunt's films debuted). Under his pseudonym Hunt worked for directors such as Bethel Buckalew, William Rotsler, Gary Graver, Manuel Conde, Lee Frost and others as a cinematographer, gaffer, sound recordist and editor. The first film produced in his own name was Surfari (1967), a surfing docudrama starring Ricky Grigg. He also has headed up Pacific International Pictures Inc., Filmmakers International Releasing Inc. and still heads United Filmmakers Inc. In 1970 he began working with Orson Welles on The Other Side of the Wind (2018) and continued to work with him on all his films (F for Fake (1973), The Magic Show (1983)) until Welles' death in 1985. During that time he served as Welles' production manager, gaffer, sound recordist, actor and editor. He was also the director of photography in India (produced by Ismail Merchant) and The Netherlands (produced by himself) on Mata Hari (1985), directed by David Carradine, starring Calista Carradine, Bruce Carradine and Nikolai van der Heyde (the Dutch director).Read more

Movies & web series

Woman in the Rain

The Psychedelics

You and Me

The Other Side of the Wind

You

Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns

Merlin

Death Race 2000

Playing with Fire

Nymphs Anonymous

Demon Wind

The Great Gundown

3 A.M.

Twisted Nightmare

Erika's Hot Summer

The Clones

The Toy Box

The Scavengers

Wild, Free & Hungry

Lila

Deathsport

Four Kinds of Love

The Harem Bunch

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