Alvin Rakoff

Directing · b. 1927 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

5.1

Death Ship

1980 · Director

7.4

The Saint

1962 · Series · Director

5.1

City on Fire

1979 · Director

5.5

Crossplot

1969 · Director

7.2

Hoffman

1970 · Director

6.1

Passport to Shame

1958 · Director

5.3

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Series · Director

7.1

The Comedy Man

1964 · Director

4.4

Say Hello to Yesterday

1971 · Director

5.9

A Dance to the Music of Time

1997 · Series · Director

5.7

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

1984 · Series · Director

7.1

On Friday at Eleven

1961 · Director

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5.9

A Dance to the Music of Time

1997 · Series · Director

6.0

A Haunting Harmony

1993 · Director

Sam Saturday

1992 · Series · Director

3.7

The Best of Friends

1991 · Director

Gas and Candles

1991 · Director

6.0

The Play on One

1988 · Series · Director

Paradise Postponed

7.0

Paradise Postponed

1986 · Director

5.7

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

1984 · Series · Director

7.4

A Voyage Round My Father

1984 · Director

7.0

Number 10

1983 · Series · Director

6.9

A Talent for Murder

1983 · Director

Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson

3.8

Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson

1983 · Director

Fireworks for Elspeth

1983 · Director

All for Love

7.0

All for Love

1982 · Series · Director

The Breadwinner

1982 · Director

5.5

Dirty Tricks

1981 · Director

The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford

1981 · Director

5.1

Death Ship

1980 · Director