Daniel Petrie
Canadian film director (1920-2004)
0.39body-of-work score · ranked #1543 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- November 26, 1920 · Glace Bay
- Died
- August 22, 2004 · Los Angeles
- Nationality
- Canada
- Work
- film director, film producer, screenwriter, director
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1961 · United States · drama
National Film Registry (inducted 2005) · Criterion Collection spine #945
0.392 citations
Complete filmography
All 36 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1960The Bramble Bush
- 1961A Raisin in the Sun
- 1962The Main Attraction
- 1963Stolen Hours
- 1966The Idol
- 1966The Spy with a Cold Nose
- 1969Silent Night, Lonely Night
- 1971A Howling in the Woods
- 1972Moon of the Wolf
- 1973The Neptune Factor
- 1974Buster and Billie
- 1974Mousey
- 1974The Gun and the Pulpit
- 1976Eleanor and Franklin
- 1976Lifeguard
- 1977Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
- 1978The Betsy
- 1980Resurrection
- 1981Fort Apache, The Bronx
- 1982Six Pack
- 1984The Bay Boy
- 1984The Dollmaker
- 1985The Execution of Raymond Graham
- 1987Square Dance
- 1988Cocoon: The Return
- 1988Rocket Gibraltar
- 1989My Name Is Bill W.
- 1991Mark Twain and Me
- 1992A Town Torn Apart
- 1994Lassie
- 1995Kissinger and Nixon
- 1998The Assistant
- 1999Inherit the Wind
- 1999Seasons of Love
- 2001Wild Iris
- —Victory