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Having teamed up with James B. Harris to form the Harris Kubrick Pictures Corporation in 1955, Kubrick would not receive a producing credit again until Dr. Strangelove. However, Harris and Kubrick’s partnership was, according to Harris himself, one of an equal decision making process.
Oct 29, 2021 · By this point—late 1962 and early 1963—Harris and Kubrick were in the process of dissolving the Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation, with their discussions focused on the way they could amicably break up the company. This led to heated debates about assets and who owned what.
- James Fenwick
- 2021
Harris' most notable contribution to American cinema was producing several seminal early films directed by Stanley Kubrick. The Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation turned out such provocative features as "The Killing" (1956), "Paths of Glory" (1957), and "Lolita" (1962).
Harris considered Kubrick "the most intelligent, most creative person [he had] ever come in contact with", and the two formed the Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation in 1955. Harris purchased the rights to Lionel White 's novel Clean Break for $10,000, beating United Artists, which was interested in the film as a vehicle for Frank Sinatra . [6]
Mar 9, 2021 · His fortune turned when he met producer James B. Harris and the two of them set up the Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation and bought the rights to Clean Break, a novel about a botched racetrack robbery that would become The Killing (1956).
Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corporation and Douglas’s Bryna Productions, the first of which was agreed in January 1957. However, the contract underwent a series of revisions until its termination in 1958, followed by a second release contract, which was dissolved in 1961, bringing a final, legal end to the partnership.
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In 1952, a handshake between producer James B. Harris and director Stanley Kubrick created three classic films. Harris makes films still, at age 89. This is his untold story.
