Daniel Petrie Movies

  • 1986
    Half a Lifetime

    Half a Lifetime

    Half a Lifetime

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    A regular night of poker among four friends turns into a night full of conflict, recriminations and self-reflection.

    Half a Lifetime
  • 1956
    Bang the Drum Slowly

    Bang the Drum Slowly

    Bang the Drum Slowly

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    A pitcher of a major-league baseball team finds out that his teammate and pal is desperately trying to hide that he is dying of a terminal disease so...

    Bang the Drum Slowly
  • 1977
    The Quinns

    The Quinns

    The Quinns

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    A drama about three generations of Irish-American firefighters in the New York City Fire Department, and their careers, romances, and growing pains....

    The Quinns
  • 1972
    The Century Turns

    The Century Turns

    The Century Turns

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    An old-fashioned western lawman coming to grips with the "modern technology" of the 20th century. He teams up with college-educated criminologist to...

    The Century Turns
  • 1962
    The Main Attraction

    The Main Attraction

    The Main Attraction

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    An affable drifter on the lam for a murder he didn't commit hides out in a circus.

    The Main Attraction
  • 1975
    Returning Home

    Returning Home

    Returning Home

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    The story of three returning World War II veterans, and how they try to cope with returning to civilian life.

    Returning Home
  • 1955
    The Sting of Death

    The Sting of Death

    The Sting of Death

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    Horror legend Boris Karloff stars in this rarely-seen mystery tale, directed by Daniel Petrie (A Raisin in the Sun, Sybil) . Sidney Silchester, a...

    The Sting of Death
  • 1997
    The Assistant

    The Assistant

    The Assistant

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    Daniel Petrie scripted and directed this Canadian-British film, an adaptation of the memorable 1957 Brooklyn-based novel by Brooklyn-born Bernard...

    The Assistant
  • 1973
    Trouble Comes to Town

    Trouble Comes to Town

    Trouble Comes to Town

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    A Southern sheriff brings into his home a black juvenile delinquent, who is the son of the man who saved his life during the Korean War.

    Trouble Comes to Town
  • 1950
    The Murder Club

    The Murder Club

    The Murder Club

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    Based on the short story by Ben Hecht.

    The Murder Club
  • 1976
    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

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    A biography of President Harry S. Truman.

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking