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Daniel Petrie

Daniel Petrie

Known For Directing
Birthday Nov 26, 1920
Died Aug 22, 2004 (83)
Birthplace Glace Bay, Canada
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jun 06, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daniel Mannix Petrie  (November 26, 1920 - August 22, 2004) was a Canadian television and movie director. Petrie was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Mary Anne (née Campbell) and William Mark Petrie, a soft-drink manufacturer.  He moved to t ... he United States in 1945.  One of his most famous credits was 1961's A Raisin in the Sun, which was nominated for the Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed Buster and Billie (1974), the Academy Award-nominated Resurrection (1980), Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). He directed well-known television movies such as Sybil and Eleanor and Franklin, and produced a 1999 remake of Inherit the Wind. His films were rarely box office successes, but they often feature large well-known casts (such as 1978's The Betsy, starring Laurence Olivier and Robert Duvall), and his films are among the earliest screen appearances by such stars as Winona Ryder (Square Dance) and Kiefer Sutherland (The Bay Boy). Petrie died of cancer at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, California. He is survived by his sons, Daniel and Donald, who are both well-known writers/directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Petrie, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

Into the Night

Into the Night

1985

as Kalijak Director

The Bay Boy

The Bay Boy

1984

Writer

Wild Iris

Wild Iris

2001

Director

Walter and Henry

Walter and Henry

2001

Director

Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1999

Director

Monday After the Miracle

Monday After the Miracle

1998

Director

The Assistant

The Assistant

1997

Director

Calm at Sunset

Calm at Sunset

1996

Director

Kissinger and Nixon

Kissinger and Nixon

1995

Director

Lassie

Lassie

1994

Director

A Town Torn Apart

A Town Torn Apart

1992

Director

Mark Twain and Me

Mark Twain and Me

1991

Director

My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W.

1989

Director

Rocket Gibraltar

Rocket Gibraltar

1988

Director

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

1988

Director

Square Dance

Square Dance

1987

Director

Half a Lifetime

Half a Lifetime

1986

Director

The Dollmaker

The Dollmaker

1984

Director

The Bay Boy

The Bay Boy

1984

Director

Six Pack

Six Pack

1982

Director

Fort Apache, the Bronx

Fort Apache, the Bronx

1981

Director

Resurrection

Resurrection

1980

Director

The Betsy

The Betsy

1978

Director

The Quinns

The Quinns

1977

Director

Lifeguard

Lifeguard

1976

Director

Returning Home

Returning Home

1975

Director

Buster and Billie

Buster and Billie

1974

Director

Mousey

Mousey

1974

Director

The Gun and the Pulpit

The Gun and the Pulpit

1974

Director

The Neptune Factor

The Neptune Factor

1973

Director

Trouble Comes to Town

Trouble Comes to Town

1973

Director

Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

1972

Director

The City

The City

1971

Director

A Howling in the Woods

A Howling in the Woods

1971

Director

The Idol

The Idol

1966

Director

The Spy with a Cold Nose

The Spy with a Cold Nose

1966

Director

Stolen Hours

Stolen Hours

1963

Director

The Main Attraction

The Main Attraction

1962

Director

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

Director

The Bramble Bush

The Bramble Bush

1960

Director

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1958

Director

Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly

1956

Director

A Wind from the South

A Wind from the South

1955

Director

The Sting of Death

The Sting of Death

1955

Director

Calm at Sunset

Calm at Sunset

1996

Producer

Mark Twain and Me

Mark Twain and Me

1991

Producer

My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W.

1989

Producer

Square Dance

Square Dance

1987

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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The Waltons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

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