Alvin Rakoff
Directing1927Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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 History
Future
Hudson's Bay
TVProducer
1998
1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
TVDirector
A Dance to the Music of Time
TVProducer
1993
A Haunting Harmony
Director
1991
The Best of Friends
Director
Gas and Candles
Director
1988
The Play on One
TVDirector
1986
Paradise Postponed
Director
1984
A Voyage Round My Father
Director
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
TVDirector
1983
Fireworks for Elspeth
Director
A Talent for Murder
Director
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
Director
Number 10
TVDirector• 1 eps
1982
The Breadwinner
Director
1981
Dirty Tricks
Director
The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford
Director
1980
Death Ship
Director
1979
1978
Romeo and Juliet
Director
1977
1976
The Dame of Sark
Director
1975
Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert
Director
Mrs. Amworth
Director
1974
Churchill's People
TVDirector
Churchill's People
TVWriter
1973
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Director
1972
BBC Play of the Month
TVDirector• 2 eps
The Sextet
TVDirector
1971
Say Hello to Yesterday
Writer
Say Hello to Yesterday
Director
1970
Hoffman
Director
1969
Crossplot
Director
1967
Call Me Daddy
Director
1964
The Comedy Man
Director
Theatre 625
TVDirector
1962
1961
On Friday at Eleven
Director
1959
The Treasure of San Teresa
Director
The Ransom of Red Chief
Director
1958
Passport to Shame
Director
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Director
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Screenplay