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Daniel Petrie
Director 1920 - 2004

Daniel Petrie

Glace Bay, Canada

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

14 titles
Calm at Sunset

Calm at Sunset

Daniel Petrie 1996 1h 45m

The struggle between a father and son at odds over the youth's career choice.

Lassie

Lassie

Daniel Petrie 1994 1h 34m

An update of the Lassie legend stars Thomas Guiry as a troubled city kid whose family retreats to the country, where he befriends the famous collie and changes for the better. Conflict develops when a ruthless sheep rancher causes trouble for everyone.

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

Daniel Petrie 1988 1h 56m 3.3

The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

Fort Apache the Bronx

Fort Apache the Bronx

Daniel Petrie 1981 2h 5m 6.5

The setting is the decayed South Bronx region of New York City, and the plot follows the day-to-day activities of NYPD Officers Murphy (Newman) and Corelli (Wahl), who work out of the 41st precinct, nicknamed "Fort Apache," so-named because has the feeling of an army outpost in foreign territory.

Resurrection

Resurrection

Daniel Petrie 1980 1h 43m 9.0

The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.

The Betsy

The Betsy

Daniel Petrie 1978 2h 5m

Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against the wishes of his grandson. But things get even messier when Angelo romances two women in Loren's life -- his great-granddaughter and his grandson's mistress.

Lifeguard

Lifeguard

Daniel Petrie 1976 1h 36m 5.0

Rick is a Los Angeles County lifeguard who is in his thirties. At his 15-year high school reunion, he sees his old girlfriend who is now a divorced mother. After falling in love with her, Rick considers changing his career and lifestyle.

The Gun and the Pulpit

The Gun and the Pulpit

Daniel Petrie 1974 1h 14m 5.0

A young gunslinger on the lam impersonates a preacher, brings hope to his parishioners and law-and-order to a town terrorized by a strongman's bunch.

Mousey

Mousey

Daniel Petrie 1974 1h 25m 6.0

A high school teacher separated from his son plots revenge on his ex-wife.

The Neptune Factor

The Neptune Factor

Daniel Petrie 1973 1h 38m 5.0

When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.

Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

Daniel Petrie 1972 1h 15m 5.0

After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

Daniel Petrie 1961 2h 8m

Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.

Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly

Daniel Petrie 1956 57m

A pitcher of a major-league baseball team finds out that his teammate and pal is desperately trying to hide that he is dying of a terminal disease so the owner won't find out and fire him.

A Wind from the South

A Wind from the South

Daniel Petrie 1955 50m

Set in Ireland, the story centers on a day in the life of Shevawn, an innocent, 30-year-old dreamer who is domineered by her innkeeper brother. An American tourist with a troubled marriage gives Shevawn's life new meaning.

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