Peter Yates

Režisér, Producent, Scénárista

24. července 1929 — 9. ledna 2011 (81 let)
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.

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Filmy a seriály na Plexu

  • The Saint
    The Saint6 řad
  • Komik
    Komik1960
  • Danger Man
    Danger Man3 řady

Známý pro

  • Bullittův případ
    Bullittův případ1968
  • A co dál...
    A co dál...1979
  • Planeta Krull
    Planeta Krull1983
  • Děla z Navarone
    Děla z Navarone1961
  • Hlubina
    Hlubina1977
  • The Dresser
    The Dresser1983
  • Přátelé Eddieho Coylea
    Přátelé Eddieho Coylea1973
  • Podezřelý
    Podezřelý1987
  • Ukradený diamant
    Ukradený diamant1972
  • Očitý svědek
    Očitý svědek1981
  • Murphyho válka
    Murphyho válka1971
  • Mother, Jugs & Speed
    Mother, Jugs & Speed1976
  • A Taste of Honey
    A Taste of Honey1961
  • Dům na Carroll Street
    Dům na Carroll Street1988
  • For Pete's Sake
    For Pete's Sake1974
  • John and Mary
    John and Mary1969
  • Loupež
    Loupež1967
  • Nikdo není sám
    Nikdo není sám1995
  • Komik
    Komik1960
  • Summer Holiday
    Summer Holiday1963

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