Alvin Rakoff
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Alvin Rakoff began his directing career in film, but ultimately moved into television. Rakoff brought laughs to audiences in the early stages of his entertainment career by directing comedies like the Bette Davis film "The Anniversary" (1968), the Peter Sellers film "Hoffman" (1970) and the Jean Simmons film "Say Hello to Yesterday" (1970). He continued to work in film in the seventie...
Biography
Alvin Rakoff began his directing career in film, but ultimately moved into television. Rakoff brought laughs to audiences in the early stages of his entertainment career by directing comedies like the Bette Davis film "The Anniversary" (1968), the Peter Sellers film "Hoffman" (1970) and the Jean Simmons film "Say Hello to Yesterday" (1970). He continued to work in film in the seventies and the eighties, directing motion pictures like the David McCallum adventure "King Solomon's Treasure" (1978), "City on Fire" (1979) and the George Kennedy thriller "Death Ship" (1980). Rakoff more recently directed "The Best of Friends" (PBS, 1992-93).
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Dirty Tricks
(1981)
Director
Death Ship
(1980)
Director
City on Fire
(1979)
Director
King Solomon's Treasure
(1978)
Director
The Adventures of Don Quixote
(1973)
Director
Say Hello to Yesterday
(1971)
Director
Hoffman
(1970)
Director
Crossplot
(1969)
Director
The Anniversary
(1968)
Director
Hot Money Girl
(1962)
Director
The World in My Pocket
(1962)
Director
Passport to Shame
(1959)
Director
Writer (Feature Film)
Say Hello to Yesterday
(1971)
Writer
Say Hello to Yesterday
(1971)
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Producer (Feature Film)
King Solomon's Treasure
(1978)
Producer
Director (Special)
The Best of Friends
(1992)
Director
Mr. Halperin and Mr. Johnson
(1983)
Director
Romeo and Juliet
(1979)
Director
Producer (Special)
The Best of Friends
(1992)
Producer
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