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 the 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.
Directed 72
2000s
- 2001
Walter and Henry
Director
Wild Iris
Director
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Monday After the Miracle
Director
- 1997
The Assistant
Director
- 1996
Calm at Sunset
Director
- 1995
Kissinger and Nixon
Director
- 1994
- 1992
A Town Torn Apart
Director
- 1991
1980s
- 1989
My Name Is Bill W.
Director
- 1988
Rocket Gibraltar
Director
- 1987
Square Dance
Director
- 1986
Half a Lifetime
Director
- 1985
The Execution of Raymond Graham
Director
- 1984
The Bay Boy
Director
The Dollmaker
Director
- 1982
Six Pack
Director
- 1981
- 1980
Resurrection
Director
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
The Quinns
Director
- 1976
Sybil
Director
Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking
Director
Lifeguard
Director
Eleanor and Franklin
Director
- 1975
Returning Home
Director
- 1974
Buster and Billie
Director
Mousey
Director
- 1973
The Neptune Factor
Director
Trouble Comes to Town
Director
- 1972
The Century Turns
Director
Hec Ramsey
Director
- 1971
A Howling in the Woods
Director
The City
Director
- 1970
San Francisco International Airport
Director
The Interns
Director
1960s
- 1969
Silent Night, Lonely Night
Director
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Director
The Idol
Director
- 1965
For the People
Director
- 1963
East Side/West Side
Director
- 1962
The Main Attraction
Director
- 1961
Great Ghost Tales
Director
Way Out
Director
- 1960
The Bramble Bush
Director
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Wuthering Heights
Director
- 1957
- 1956
The Stingiest Man in Town
Director
Bang the Drum Slowly
Director
- 1955
The Alcoa Hour
Director
A Wind from the South
Director
Sting of Death
Director
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Director
- 1950
The Murder Club
Director
1940s
- 1948
Produced 4
1990s
- 1996
Calm at Sunset
Producer
- 1991
1980s
- 1989
My Name Is Bill W.
Producer
- 1987
Square Dance
Producer
Acted in 2
1980s
- 1985
1970s
- 1972
Wrote 1
1980s
- 1984
The Bay Boy
Writer
Appearances1
1990s
- 1994
The Story of Lassie
Self