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Peter Yates
Director 1929 - 2011

Peter Yates

Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. The son of an army officer, he attended Charterhouse School as a boy, graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

15 titles
Roommates

Roommates

Peter Yates 1995 1h 48m

An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.

An Innocent Man

An Innocent Man

Peter Yates 1989 1h 53m 5.0

Jimmie Rainwood was minding his own business when two corrupt police officers (getting an address wrong) burst into his house, expecting to find a major drug dealer. Rainwood is shot, and the officers frame him as a drug dealer. Rainwood is convicted of drug dealing, based on the perjured evidence of a police informant.

Suspect

Suspect

Peter Yates 1987 2h 1m 5.8

When a Supreme Court judge commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, all fingers point to Carl Anderson, a homeless veteran who's deaf and mute. But when public defender Kathleen Riley is assigned to his case, she begins to believe that Anderson may actually be innocent.

The Dresser

The Dresser

Peter Yates 1983 1h 58m 7.0

Personal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.

Krull

Krull

Peter Yates 1983 2h 1m 6.0

An army embarks on an immense and indescribable journey into the Black Fortress of the galaxies to subdue the planets where Krull has arranged the marriage of a Prince and Princes who are to join his alliance. English heroic fantasy film from 1983 with a fantastic score by James Horner.

Eyewitness

Eyewitness

Peter Yates 1981 1h 43m 6.3

A janitor who claims he's seen a murder becomes romantically involved with the glamorous TV reporter covering the story.

Breaking Away

Breaking Away

Peter Yates 1979 1h 41m 6.5

Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, The comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends and parents annoyance.

The Deep

The Deep

Peter Yates 1977 2h 3m 5.5

A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters...

For Pete's Sake

For Pete's Sake

Peter Yates 1974 1h 30m 7.0

Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scrambles to find a way to pay the money back.

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

Peter Yates 1973 1h 42m 7.7

An aging hood is about to go back to prison. Hoping to escape his fate, he supplies information on stolen guns to the feds, while simultaneously supplying arms to his bank robbing chums.

The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock

Peter Yates 1972 1h 41m 6.0

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

Murphy's War

Murphy's War

Peter Yates 1971 1h 47m 6.5

Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at a forgotten mission station near the mouth of the Orinoco, and begins to plot his vengeance.

Bullitt

Bullitt

Peter Yates 1968 1h 53m 7.5

Bullitt is an American action thriller from director Peter Yates from 1968. Steven Mcqueen plays the leading role as a mafia-chasing police officer who must protect a valuable witness. The film’s ten minute high speed pursuit is legendary.

Robbery

Robbery

Peter Yates 1967 1h 50m 7.0

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.

Summer Holiday

Summer Holiday

Peter Yates 1963 1h 48m

1960s musical showcasing Cliff Richard. Four bus mechanics working for London Transport strike up a deal with the company: they do up a one of the company's legendary red double decker buses and take it to southern Europe as a mobile hotel. If it succeeds, they will be put in charge of a whole fleet.

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