About
Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television. Originally brought up in Chicago, he moved to Britain in 1966 to study at the London Film School, and spent the majority of his career in the UK. Cokeliss started making documentaries for British television in 1970, including the first filmed version of J. G. Ballard's story Crash!. Papers relating to the film Crash! are available at the British Library. Cokeliss's initial treatment and Ballard's draft script for Crash! are published in Crash: The Collector's Edition, ed. Chris Beckett. He returned to Chicago in 1972 to make a documentary about blues musicians in the city.
Filmography
Paris Connections2010 · Director
An Angel for May2002 · Director
Pilgrim2000 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
The Ruby Ring1997 · Director
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom1994 · Director
Dream Demon1988 · Director, Writer
Malone1987 · Director
Black Moon Rising1986 · Director
Battletruck1982 · Screenplay, Director
Of Muppets & Men1981 · Director
The Empire Strikes Back1980 · Second Unit Director
That Summer!1979 · Director
Penine Man1978 · Director
The Glitterball1977 · Director, Original Story
The Battle of Billy's Pond1976 · Director
Chicago Blues1972 · Director
Crash!1971 · Director