Alvin Rakoff

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Alvin Rakoff

Directing 99 February 18, 1927

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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 fe…

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The Saint

The Saint

7.4 1962 TV Show
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

5.2 1965 TV Show
The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

6.0 1978 TV Show
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

7.2 1964 TV Show
ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

7.0 1967 TV Show
ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

7.0 1969 TV Show
Death Ship

Death Ship

5.1 1980 Movie
Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

3.5 1950 TV Show
BBC2 Play of the Week

BBC2 Play of the Week

7.0 1977 TV Show
ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

4.0 1955 TV Show
The Play on One

The Play on One

6.0 1988 TV Show
Churchill's People

Churchill's People

5.0 1974 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1998
    Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

    Movie Self

  2. 1997
    A Dance to the Music of Time

    TV show Producer

  3. 1993
    A Haunting Harmony

    Movie Director

  4. 1992
    Sam Saturday

    TV show Director

  5. 1991
    Gas and Candles

    Movie Director

  6. 1991
    The Best of Friends

    Movie Director

  7. 1988
    The Play on One

    TV show Director

  8. 1986
    Paradise Postponed

    Movie Director

  9. 1984
    The First Olympics: Athens 1896

    TV show Director

  10. 1984
    A Voyage Round My Father

    Movie Director

  11. 1983
    A Talent for Murder

    Movie Director

  12. 1983
    Fireworks for Elspeth

    Movie Director

  13. 1983
    Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson

    Movie Director

  14. 1983
    Number 10

    TV show Director

  15. 1982
    All for Love

    TV show Director

  16. 1982
    The Breadwinner

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1981
    The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford

    Movie Director

  2. 1981
    Dirty Tricks

    Movie Director

  3. 1980
    Death Ship

    Movie Director

  4. 1979
    City on Fire

    Movie Director

  5. 1979
    King Solomon's Treasure

    Movie Director

  6. 1978
    The BBC Television Shakespeare

    TV show Director

  7. 1978
    Romeo and Juliet

    Movie Director

  8. 1977
    The Kitchen

    Movie Director

  9. 1977
    BBC2 Play of the Week

    TV show Director

  10. 1977
    Three Dangerous Ladies

    Movie Director

  11. 1976
    The Dame of Sark

    Movie Director

  12. 1976
    Killers

    TV show Director

  13. 1975
    Shades of Greene

    TV show Director

  14. 1975
    Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert

    Movie Director

  15. 1975
    Private Affairs

    TV show Director

  16. 1975
    Mrs. Amworth

    Movie Director

  17. 1974
    Churchill's People

    TV show Writer

  18. 1973
    The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    Movie Director

  19. 1972
    The Sextet

    TV show Director

  20. 1971
    Stage 2

    TV show Director

  21. 1971
    Say Hello to Yesterday

    Movie Director

  22. 1970
    Hoffman

    Movie Director

  23. 1969
    Crossplot

    Movie Director

  24. 1969
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre

    TV show Director