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Portrait of Alvin Rakoff

Directing

Alvin Rakoff

Career

Active from 1950 to 1997, busiest in 1975 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Saint
The Saint
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Alvin Rakoff Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Character Study 7
  • Literary Adaptation 5
  • Social Realism 5
  • Period Piece 4
  • Dialogue-Driven 3
  • Anthology Drama 3
  • British Period Drama 2
  • Sharp Dialogue 2
  • Anthology Series 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Dialogue-Heavy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

33
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

3 titles
A Haunting Harmony
A Haunting Harmony (1993)

Director

The Best of Friends
The Best of Friends (1991)

Director

Gas and Candles
Gas and Candles (1991)

Director

1980s

9 titles · average score 57
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed (1986)

Director

A Voyage Round My Father
A Voyage Round My Father (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

A Talent for Murder
A Talent for Murder (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson
Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (1983)

Director

Fireworks for Elspeth
Fireworks for Elspeth (1983)

Director

The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner (1982)

Director

Dirty Tricks
Dirty Tricks (1981)

Director

The Quiet Days of Mrs Stafford
The Quiet Days of Mrs Stafford (1981)

Director

Death Ship
Death Ship (1980)
GoodWatch score 33

Director

1970s

12 titles · average score 56
City on Fire
City on Fire (1979)
GoodWatch score 40

Director

King Solomon's Treasure
King Solomon's Treasure (1979)
GoodWatch score 44

Director, Producer

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1978)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Three Dangerous Ladies
Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)

Director

The Kitchen
The Kitchen (1977)

Director

The Dame of Sark
The Dame of Sark (1976)

Director

Mrs. Amworth
Mrs. Amworth (1975)

Director

Cheap in August
Cheap in August (1975)

Director

Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert
Husband to Mrs. Fitzherbert (1975)

Director

The Adventures Of Don Quixote
The Adventures Of Don Quixote (1973)

Director

Say Hello to Yesterday
Say Hello to Yesterday (1971)
GoodWatch score 54

Director, Writer

Hoffman
Hoffman (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

1960s

5 titles · average score 58
Crossplot
Crossplot (1969)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Call Me Daddy
Call Me Daddy (1967)

Director

The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Heart to Heart
Heart to Heart (1962)

Director, Producer

An einem Freitag um halb zwölf
An einem Freitag um halb zwölf (1961)

Director

1950s

4 titles · average score 63
The Treasure of San Teresa
The Treasure of San Teresa (1959)

Director

The Ransom of Red Chief
The Ransom of Red Chief (1959)

Director

Passport to Shame
Passport to Shame (1958)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1958)

Screenplay, Director