Alvin Rakoff

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

1998

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

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Self

1996

Myth Makers 35: Jacqueline Hill

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Self

Production

1979

King Solomon's Treasure

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1962

Heart to Heart

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A Dance to the Music of Time

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Hudson's Bay

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Crew

Directing

1959

The Ransom of Red Chief

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1980

Death Ship

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1970

Hoffman

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1958

Passport to Shame

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1976

The Dame of Sark

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1964

The Comedy Man

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1979

City on Fire

as

1971

Say Hello to Yesterday

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1978

Romeo and Juliet

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1979

King Solomon's Treasure

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1975

Mrs. Amworth

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1959

The Treasure of San Teresa

as

1977

Three Dangerous Ladies

as

1991

The Best of Friends

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1961

On Friday at Eleven

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1981

Dirty Tricks

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1969

Crossplot

as

1991

Gas and Candles

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1958

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

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1984

A Voyage Round My Father

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1983

A Talent for Murder

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1967

Call Me Daddy

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1977

The Kitchen

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1973

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

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1981

The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford

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1982

The Breadwinner

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1983

Fireworks for Elspeth

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1962

Heart to Heart

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1993

A Haunting Harmony

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1983

Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson

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1986

Paradise Postponed

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1975

Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert

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A Dance to the Music of Time

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The First Olympics: Athens 1896

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The Saint

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Theatre 625

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The Play on One

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BBC Play of the Month

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BBC2 Play of the Week

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