Alvin Rakoff
b. 1927 — d. 2024 (aged 97)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Director
Writer
Alvin Rakoff (born February 18, 1927) is a Canadian television, stage, and film director[1] 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.
Known For
Filmography
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Brits Go to Hollywood
2003 Self
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★ 7.5
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997 Director
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★ 4.5
Sean Connery: An Intimate Portrait
1997 Self
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★ 6.4
A Haunting Harmony
1993 Director
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Molly
1993 Director
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★ 6.0
Sam Saturday
1992 Director
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★ 7.5
The Best of Friends
1991 Director
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★ 5.6
The Play on One
1988 Director
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★ 7.9
Paradise Postponed
1986 Director
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★ 7.6
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
1984 Director
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★ 6.2
A Talent for Murder
1983 Director
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★ 7.5
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
1983 Director
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★ 8.2
Number 10
1983 Director
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★ 7.2
A Voyage Round My Father
1982 Director
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★ 6.6
All for Love
1982 Director
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★ 4.8
Death Ship
1980 Director
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★ 4.6
Dirty Tricks
1980 Director
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★ 4.5
City on Fire
1979 Director
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★ 3.9
King Solomon's Treasure
1979 Director
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★ 6.6
Mrs. Amworth
1978 Director
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★ 8.0
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 Director
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★ 4.5
Three Dangerous Ladies
1977 Director
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★ 6.9
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 Director
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The Promise
1977 Director
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★ 7.8
The Dame of Sark
1976 Director
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In Praise of Love
1976 Director
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Killers
1976 Director
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★ 7.7
Shades of Greene
1975 Director
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Private Affairs
1975 Director
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★ 7.5
Rooms
1974 Director
Writer
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★ 5.6
Churchill's People
1974 Director
Writer
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★ 6.4
Late Night Drama
1974 Director
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★ 6.6
Performance
1974 Director
Writer
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★ 4.8
The Sextet
1972 Director
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★ 5.8
Say Hello to Yesterday
1971 Director
Writer
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★ 5.4
Stage 2
1971 Director
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A Kiss Is Just a Kiss
1971 Director
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★ 6.9
Hoffman
1970 Director
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★ 5.4
Crossplot
1969 Director
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★ 5.9
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 Director
Writer
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★ 6.9
The Anniversary
1968 Director
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★ 7.3
ITV Playhouse
1967 Director
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Money-Go-Round
1967 Director
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★ 7.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965 Director
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★ 7.1
Court Martial
1965 Director
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★ 6.8
The Comedy Man
1964 Director
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★ 7.1
Theatre 625
1964 Director
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★ 7.5
The Saint
1962 Director
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★ 7.1
Z Cars
1962 Director
Writer
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★ 8.2
The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart
1962 Director
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★ 6.6
Studio 4
1962 Director
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A Quiet Game of Cards
1962 Director
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The Largest Theatre in the World
1962 Director
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★ 6.2
The World in My Pocket
1961 Director
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★ 8.4
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1960 Director
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★ 5.6
Hot Money Girl
1959 Director
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★ 6.5
Hudson's Bay
1959 Director
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★ 8.2
The Ransom of Red Chief
1959 Director
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★ 6.6
ITV Sunday Night Drama
1959 Director
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★ 6.5
Room 43
1958 Director
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★ 7.1
Dial 999
1958 Director
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★ 5.7
Television Playwright
1958 Director
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★ 7.6
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
1957 Director
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★ 7.7
Armchair Theatre
1956 Director
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No Man's Land
1956 Writer
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★ 8.3
ITV Television Playhouse
1955 Director
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★ 6.7
ITV Play of the Week
1955 Director
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Canada Day
1955 Writer
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★ 7.0
Summer Playhouse
1954 Director
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Tyrant's Tower
1954 Director
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Willie the Squouse
1954 Writer
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The Face of Love
1954 Director
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★ 7.0
Panorama
1953 Director
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★ 6.0
A Place of Execution
1953 Director
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The Teckman Biography
1953 Director
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Strictly Personal
1953 Director
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The Emperor Jones
1953 Director
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A Flight of Fancy
1952 Writer
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★ 7.1
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
1950 Director
Writer