A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Born:
February 18, 1927
Alvin Rakoff is a Canadian television, stage, and film director, who has spent the bulk of his career in England and directed more than 100 television plays, as well as a dozen feature films and numerous stage productions.
Director:
1958 Passport to Shame
1958 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1959 The Ransom of Red Chief
1959 The Treasure of San Teresa
1961 On Friday at Eleven
1962 Heart to Heart
1964 The Comedy Man
1967 Call Me Daddy
1969 Crossplot
1970 Hoffman
1971 Say Hello to Yesterday
1973 The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1975 Mrs. Amworth
1976 The Dame of Sark
1977 The Kitchen
1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
1978 Romeo & Juliet
1979 City on Fire
1979 King Solomon's Treasure
1980 Death Ship
1981 Dirty Tricks
1981 The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford
1982 The Breadwinner
1983 A Talent for Murder
1983 Fireworks for Elspeth
1983 Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
1984 A Voyage Round My Father
1986 Paradise Postponed
1991 Gas and Candles
1991 The Best of Friends
1993 A Haunting Harmony
Producer:
1958 Passport to Shame
1958 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1959 The Ransom of Red Chief
1959 The Treasure of San Teresa
1961 On Friday at Eleven
1962 Heart to Heart
1964 The Comedy Man
1967 Call Me Daddy
1969 Crossplot
1970 Hoffman
1971 Say Hello to Yesterday
1973 The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1975 Mrs. Amworth
1976 The Dame of Sark
1977 The Kitchen
1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
1978 Romeo & Juliet
1979 City on Fire
1979 King Solomon's Treasure
1980 Death Ship
1981 Dirty Tricks
1981 The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford
1982 The Breadwinner
1983 A Talent for Murder
1983 Fireworks for Elspeth
1983 Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
1984 A Voyage Round My Father
1986 Paradise Postponed
1991 Gas and Candles
1991 The Best of Friends
1993 A Haunting Harmony
Screenplay:
1958 Passport to Shame
1958 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1959 The Ransom of Red Chief
1959 The Treasure of San Teresa
1961 On Friday at Eleven
1962 Heart to Heart
1964 The Comedy Man
1967 Call Me Daddy
1969 Crossplot
1970 Hoffman
1971 Say Hello to Yesterday
1973 The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1975 Mrs. Amworth
1976 The Dame of Sark
1977 The Kitchen
1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
1978 Romeo & Juliet
1979 City on Fire
1979 King Solomon's Treasure
1980 Death Ship
1981 Dirty Tricks
1981 The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford
1982 The Breadwinner
1983 A Talent for Murder
1983 Fireworks for Elspeth
1983 Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
1984 A Voyage Round My Father
1986 Paradise Postponed
1991 Gas and Candles
1991 The Best of Friends
1993 A Haunting Harmony
Writer:
1958 Passport to Shame
1958 The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
1959 The Ransom of Red Chief
1959 The Treasure of San Teresa
1961 On Friday at Eleven
1962 Heart to Heart
1964 The Comedy Man
1967 Call Me Daddy
1969 Crossplot
1970 Hoffman
1971 Say Hello to Yesterday
1973 The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1975 Mrs. Amworth
1976 The Dame of Sark
1977 The Kitchen
1977 Three Dangerous Ladies
1978 Romeo & Juliet
1979 City on Fire
1979 King Solomon's Treasure
1980 Death Ship
1981 Dirty Tricks
1981 The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford
1982 The Breadwinner
1983 A Talent for Murder
1983 Fireworks for Elspeth
1983 Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
1984 A Voyage Round My Father
1986 Paradise Postponed
1991 Gas and Candles
1991 The Best of Friends
1993 A Haunting Harmony
Director:
1962 The Saint
1964 Theatre 625
1978 BBC Television Shakespeare
1984 The First Olympics: Athens 1896
1988 The Play on One
1997 A Dance to the Music of Time
Producer:
1962 The Saint
1964 Theatre 625
1978 BBC Television Shakespeare
1984 The First Olympics: Athens 1896
1988 The Play on One
1997 A Dance to the Music of Time
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