Peter Yates

Peter Yates

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 as an actor, director and stage manager. In the 1950s he started in the movie industry as a dubbing assistant and later an assistant director for Tony Richardson. Summer Holiday (1963), his first film as director, was a "lightweight" vehicle for Cliff Richard. Yates had directed the original Royal Court production of N. F. Simpson's play One Way Pendulum and was chosen to make the film version released in 1964. Robbery (1967), a crime thriller, is a fictionalised version of the Great Train Robbery of 1963. This led to Bullitt (1968), of which Bruce Weber has written, "Mr. Yates’s reputation probably rests most securely on “Bullitt” (1968), his first American film — and indeed, on one particular scene, an extended car chase that instantly became a classic." Yates was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for Bullitt (1968). Yates produced and directed Breaking Away (1979), which was nominated for five Academy Awards ("Oscars") including Best Director and Best Film for Yates. Yates also produced and directed The Dresser (1983), which was an adaptation of the Ronald Harwood stage play. The film received seven BAFTA and five Oscar nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film and for Best Direction and the Academy Award for Best Film and for Best Director for Yates. The Dresser was also entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival. Yates died in London on 9 January 2011. He was 81 years old. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Yates, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Popularity : 3.917
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1929-07-24
  • Place of Birth : Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
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Peter Yates Movies

  • 2005
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    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

    5.9 2005 HD

    Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie career.

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  • 1998
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    'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality

    'Bullitt': Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality

    7.7 1998 HD

    A behind the scenes look at the making of the movie Bullitt with a strong focus on the attention to details taken. It features some of the...

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  • 2010
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    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

    6.9 2010 HD

    In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the...

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  • 1983
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    Krull

    Krull

    6.052 1983 HD

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  • 1968
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    Bullitt

    Bullitt

    7.153 1968 HD

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  • 1979
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    Breaking Away

    Breaking Away

    7.119 1979 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Deep

    The Deep

    6 1977 HD

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  • 1981
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    Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

    5.6 1981 HD

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  • 1981
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    Eyewitness

    Eyewitness

    5.6 1981 HD

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  • 1974
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    For Pete's Sake

    For Pete's Sake

    5.6 1974 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Friends of Eddie Coyle

    The Friends of Eddie Coyle

    7.2 1973 HD

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  • 1987
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    Suspect

    Suspect

    6.5 1987 HD

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  • 1971
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    Murphy's War

    Murphy's War

    6.123 1971 HD

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  • 1989
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    An Innocent Man

    An Innocent Man

    6.1 1989 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Dresser

    The Dresser

    6.7 1983 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Hot Rock

    The Hot Rock

    6.5 1972 HD

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  • 1963
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    Summer Holiday

    Summer Holiday

    5.8 1963 HD

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  • 1992
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    Year of the Comet

    Year of the Comet

    5.5 1992 HD

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  • 1969
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    John and Mary

    John and Mary

    6 1969 HD

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  • 1998
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    Curtain Call

    Curtain Call

    5 1998 HD

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  • 1967
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    Robbery

    Robbery

    6.5 1967 HD

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  • 1967
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    Robbery

    Robbery

    6.5 1967 HD

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  • 2004
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    A Separate Peace

    A Separate Peace

    4.8 2004 HD

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  • 1988
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    The House on Carroll Street

    The House on Carroll Street

    5.8 1988 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Run of the Country

    The Run of the Country

    6.8 1995 HD

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  • 1985
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    Eleni

    Eleni

    6.2 1985 HD

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  • 2000
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    Don Quixote

    Don Quixote

    6.1 2000 HD

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  • 1995
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    Roommates

    Roommates

    6.2 1995 HD

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  • 1965
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    One Way Pendulum

    One Way Pendulum

    5.5 1965 HD

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  • 1979
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    Breaking Away

    Breaking Away

    7.119 1979 HD

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  • 1988
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    The House on Carroll Street

    The House on Carroll Street

    5.8 1988 HD

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  • 1961
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    A Taste of Honey

    A Taste of Honey

    6.9 1961 HD

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  • 1960
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    The Entertainer

    The Entertainer

    6.1 1960 HD

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  • 1997
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    Good Will Hunting

    Good Will Hunting

    8.2 1997 HD

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  • 1968
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    Koroshi

    Koroshi

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1976
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    Mother, Jugs & Speed

    Mother, Jugs & Speed

    5.5 1976 HD

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  • 1976
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    Mother, Jugs & Speed

    Mother, Jugs & Speed

    5.5 1976 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Guns of Navarone

    The Guns of Navarone

    7.3 1961 HD

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  • 1993
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    Needful Things

    Needful Things

    6.22 1993 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Dresser

    The Dresser

    6.7 1983 HD

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  • 1959
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    Cover Girl Killer

    Cover Girl Killer

    5.1 1959 HD

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  • 2007
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    Movie Connections

    Movie Connections

    1 2007 HD

    Documentary series looking at the stories behind the production of popular English films, showing how they tie in with the production of other movies...

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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 1970
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    7.3 1970 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 1970
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    7.4 1970 HD

    Danger Man is a British television series which was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again between 1964 and 1968. The series featured Patrick...

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  • 1970
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5 1970 HD

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