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Tim Burstall
Director 1927 - 2004

Tim Burstall

Stockton-on-Tees, England, UK

Tim Burstall (20 April 1927 – 19 April 2004) was an English Australian film director, writer and producer, best known for hit Australian movie Alvin Purple (1973) and its sequel Alvin Rides Again (1974).

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3 titles
Attack Force Z

Attack Force Z

Tim Burstall 1982 1h 33m 5.0

A group of Australian commandos launch a secret mission against Japanese forces in World War II.

Alvin Purple

Alvin Purple

Tim Burstall 1973 1h 35m

Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a gigolo to treat other patients instead.

Two Thousand Weeks

Two Thousand Weeks

Tim Burstall 1969 1h 30m

A subjective view of a crisis in the life of a writer who calculates he has 2,000 weeks left in his life to fulfill himself.

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