Alvin Rakoff

director • producer • writer

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.

Born: February 18, 1927 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (age 98)

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Known For

4.7

Hoffman

Movies & TV Credits

39 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery Movie	4.4	Actor	Self	1998
A Dance to the Music of Time Limited Series	7.3	Production	Producer(4 Episodes)	1997
A Haunting Harmony Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	1993
Gas and Candles Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1991
The Best of Friends Movie	7.2	Directing	Director	1991
The Play on One TV Show	6.1	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1988
Paradise Postponed Limited Series	6.9	Directing	Director	1986
The First Olympics: Athens 1896 Limited Series	7.3	Directing	Director(2 Episodes)	1984
Fireworks for Elspeth Movie	—	Directing	Director	1983
A Talent for Murder Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1983
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson Movie	7.4	Directing	Director	1983
The Breadwinner Movie	—	Directing	Director	1982
A Voyage Round My Father Movie	7.0	Directing	Director	1982
Dirty Tricks Movie	4.5	Directing	Director	1981
The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford Movie	—	Directing	Director	1981
Death Ship Movie	5.0	Directing	Director	1980
City on Fire Movie	4.7	Directing	Director	1979
King Solomon's Treasure Movie	3.6	Directing	Director	1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare TV Show	8.2	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1978
Mrs. Amworth Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1978
Romeo and Juliet Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1978
Three Dangerous Ladies Movie	4.2	Directing	Director	1977
The Kitchen Movie	—	Directing	Director	1977
The Dame of Sark Movie	8.0	Directing	Director	1976
The Adventures Of Don Quixote Movie	7.4	Directing	Director	1973
Say Hello to Yesterday Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1971
Hoffman Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1970
Crossplot Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	1969
Call Me Daddy Movie	8.5	Directing	Director	1967
The Comedy Man Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1964
Theatre 625 TV Show	7.7	Directing	Director(3 Episodes)	1964
The Saint TV Show	7.3	Directing	Director(1 Episode)	1962
The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart Movie	8.1	Directing	Director	1962
On Friday at Eleven Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1961
The Treasure of San Teresa Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	1959
Hudson's Bay TV Show	6.8	Production	Producer(39 Episodes)	1959
The Ransom of Red Chief Movie	8.6	Directing	Director	1959
Passport to Shame Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1958
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Movie	—	Directing	Director	1958

Alvin Rakoff

Known For

City on Fire

Crossplot

Death Ship

Hoffman

Movies & TV Credits