Daniel Petrie

Daniel Petrie

Canadian film director (1920-2004)

Daniel Mannix Petrie was a Canadian film, television, and stage director who worked in Canada, Hollywood, and the United Kingdom; known for directing grounded human dramas often dealing with taboo subject matter. He was one of several Canadian-born expatriate filmmakers, including Norman Jewison and Sidney J. Furie, to find critical and commercial success overseas in the 1960s due to the limited opportunities in the Canadian film industry at the time. He was the patriarch of the Petrie filmmaking family, with four of his children working in the film industry.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 11 films (1961–1988) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1961 A Raisin In The Sun. Columbia Pictures Corp. 128 mi 35mm B&W sound
1963 Stolen Hours. Millar/Turman Productions Inc. Mirisch Co. Inc. & Carrollton of Panama S.A. 35mm Color sound
1966 The idol director, Daniel Petrie. 107 16mm B&W sound
1969 Silent Night, Lonely Night Universal City Studios 106 min Color sound
1971 A Howling In The Woods Universal City Studios 106 min Color sound
1976 Lifeguard Daniel Petrie 96 min
1976 Sybil Daniel Petrie
1978 The Betsy Daniel Petrie 125 min Color
1983 Fort Apache, The Bronx Time-Life Video Distribution Center 125 min 16mm Color sound
1987 [Square Dance] Daniel Petrie 112 min 16mm Color sound
1988 SHOOT TO KILL ▶ Roger Spottiswoode 109 min 16mm Color