Direction: John Trent

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by John Trent. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Vengeance is Mine

1974 · Movie · 93 min. · Canada

Direction John Trent

Cast Ernest Borgnine · Michael J. Pollard · Hollis McLaren · Louis Zorich

Plot A farmer (Ernest Borgnine) turns the tables on a killer (Michael J. Pollard) and his partners when they seek refuge at his homestead.

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172 votes

The Bushbaby

1969 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Trent

Cast Margaret Brooks · Louis Gossett Jr. · Donald Houston · Laurence Naismith

Plot The young daughter of a park ranger in Tanzania is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her from the one thing...

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Find the Lady

1976 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Trent

Cast Lawrence Dane · John Candy · Ed McNamara · Bob McHeady

Plot The daughter of a wealthy businessman has been kidnapped, and the chief of police, under a lot of pressure to find her as soon as possible, assigns officers Kopek and...

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The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever (TV)

1970 · Movie · 75 min. · Canada

Direction John Trent

Cast Stuart Whitman · Sandy Dennis · Burl Ives · Tom Harvey

Plot A famous heart surgeon finds out that a medical research foundation is being used for shady, and illegal, purposes.

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Crossbar (TV)

1979 · Movie · 78 min. · Canada

Direction John Trent

Cast Brent Carver · Kim Cattrall · John Ireland · Kate Reid

Plot The story of an Olympic high jumper, played by Brent Carver, who loses his leg and yet doggedly persists in his pursuit of athletic glory.

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Homer

1970 · Movie · 91 min. · Canada

Direction John Trent

Cast Don Scardino · Alex Nicol · Tisa Farrow · Lenka Peterson

Plot A high school graduate named Homer experiences the pains of the generation gap and the Vietnam War in the late 1960's while growing up in Schomberg, Wisconsin.

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Middle Age Crazy

1980 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction John Trent

Cast Bruce Dern · Ann-Margret · Graham Jarvis · Deborah Wakeham

Plot The popular topic of men whose mid-life crises grow with a thickening waistline is handled with snatches of wit and insight in this standard comedy-drama from John Trent. Bobby Lee...

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It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

1975 · Movie · 90 min. · Canada

Direction John Trent

Cast Anthony Newley · Stefanie Powers · Isaac Hayes · Lloyd Bochner

Plot Sweeney, a divorced man, is willing to do anything, even kidnapping, to win back his wife. He stands a fair chance as the ex-mates continue to sleep together, despite the...

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For the Record (TV Series)

1976 · Series · 60 min. · Canada

Direction Peter Pearson · Don Haldane · Claude Jutra · Francis Mankiewicz

Cast Heath Lamberts · Mavor Moore · David Gardner · Kenneth Welsh

Plot A collection of docudrama-style short stories on diverse but socially-relevant (and very Canadian) topics such as unemployment, euthanasia, spousal abuse, televangelists, aboriginal issues, and anglophone-francophone relations. This series attracted most...

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