Monte Hellman was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles . He received a degree in drama from Stanford University and did graduate work in film at UCLA. After an early career as a portrait photographer and stage director, he began directing films in 1960. calarts.org
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Cult director Monte Hellman has made a handful of offbeat, inventive and intriguing low-budget independent features throughout the years. His movies are distinguished by slow pacing, vague, but compelling plots, and often obsessive characters. Hellman was www.imdb.com/name/nm0375494/
