Direction: Daniel Petrie
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Daniel Petrie. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 53
Sybil (TV)
1976 · Movie · 187 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Joanne Woodward · Sally Field · Brad Davis · Martine Bartlett
Synopsis The true story of a young woman named Sybil, whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed at least 13 different personalities.
7.3
257 votes
7.3
257 votes
A Raisin in the Sun
1961 · Movie · 128 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Sidney Poitier · Claudia McNeil · Ruby Dee · Diana Sands
Synopsis Walter Lee Younger (Sidney Poitier) is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected...
7.0
233 votes
7.0
233 votes
Inherit the Wind (TV)
1999 · Movie · 113 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Jack Lemmon · George C. Scott · David Wells · Beau Bridges
Synopsis Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
6.7
129 votes
6.7
129 votes
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Paul Newman · Ed Asner · Ken Wahl · Danny Aiello
Synopsis From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York's infamous South Bronx. In the center is "Fort Apache", as the officers call their police station, which really seems like an outpost in enemy's country....
6.5
3K votes
6.5
3K votes
My Name Is Bill W. (TV)
1989 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast James Woods · JoBeth Williams · James Garner · Gary Sinise
Synopsis Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart after the stock crash of the 20's and how he comes to grips with his alcoholism. Along with a fellow alcoholic (James...
6.3
42 votes
6.3
42 votes
Ironside (TV Series)
1967 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Collier Young · Don Weis · Don McDougall · Russ Mayberry
Cast Raymond Burr · Don Galloway · Don Mitchell · Barbara Anderson
Synopsis Ironside is confined to a wheel chair (an attempted assassination left him paralyzed). With his former assistants Brown and Whitfield (later Belding) and former delinquent (and later lawyer) Mark, he combats crime for the San Francisco police from his mobile...
6.3
445 votes
6.3
445 votes
Medical Center (TV Series)
1969 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction Frank Glicksman · Al C. Ward · Vincent Sherman · Earl Bellamy
Cast Chad Everett · James Daly · Chris Hutson · Barbara Baldavin
Synopsis TV Series (1969-1976). 170 episodes. Located in the Los Angeles area, Medical Center was an otherwise unnamed hospital complex that was part of a large university campus. Dr. Paul Lochner was the chief of staff, an experienced, professional, compassionate man....
6.2
94 votes
6.2
94 votes
McMillan & Wife (TV Series)
1971 · Series · 90 min. · United States
Direction Leonard Stern · Robert Michael Lewis · Lou Antonio · James Sheldon
Cast Rock Hudson · Susan Saint James · Nancy Walker · John Schuck
Synopsis TV Series (1971-1977). 40 episodes. San Francisco attorney Stuart McMillan is named Commissioner of the San Francisco Police Department. With his pretty, but somewhat kooky, wife Sally, her hard-drinking housekeeper Mildred, and his assistant, the dimwitted Seargent Charlie Enright, Mac...
6.1
288 votes
6.1
288 votes
Marcus Welby, M.D (TV Series)
1969 · Series · 60 min. · United States
Direction David Victor · Marc Daniels · Leo Penn · Russ Mayberry
Cast Robert Young · James Brolin · Elena Verdugo · Pamela Hensley
Synopsis (TV Series). 1969-1976. 7 Seasons. 169 Episodes. The show is about doctors Marcus Welby, a general practitioner and Steven Kiley, Welby's young assistant. The two try to treat people as individuals in an age of specialized medicine and uncaring doctors.
6.0
118 votes
6.0
118 votes
Resurrection
1980 · Movie · 103 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Ellen Burstyn · Sam Shepard · Richard Farnsworth · Roberts Blossom
Synopsis Ellen Burstyn experiences the after-life for a brief time after a car accident that kills her husband. As she begins her long process of physical healing she discovers that she has the ability to heal physical infirmaties. While most people...
5.8
93 votes
5.8
93 votes
Mousey
1974 · Movie · 85 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Kirk Douglas · Jean Seberg · John Vernon · Bessie Love
Synopsis A high school teacher separated from his son plots revenge on his ex-wife.
5.7
89 votes
5.7
89 votes
Stolen Hours
1963 · Movie · 97 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Susan Hayward · Michael Craig · Diane Baker · Edward Judd
Synopsis Mike, a famed racing driver and an old flame of hers, is worried that Laura may be ill. Tricking her into a doctor's examination, she discovers she is; a brain operation to remove a tumor is performed and her symptoms...
5.7
24 votes
5.7
24 votes
The Bay Boy
1984 · Movie · 107 min. · Canada
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Liv Ullmann · Kiefer Sutherland · Peter Donat · Isabelle Mejias
Synopsis A Roman Catholic teenage boy in Nova Scotia during the 1930s faces various growing-up problems: Should be become a priest? What should he do about the murder he witnessed, committed by a local cop and upstanding parishioner? And how far...
5.6
52 votes
5.6
52 votes
Rocket Gibraltar
1988 · Movie · 99 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Burt Lancaster · Macaulay Culkin · Suzy Amis · Patricia Clarkson
Synopsis A man's family comes for his 77th birthday and while he loves all of his children and their children, he and his children don't exactly connect. However, he connects with his grandchildren. And he tells them what he wants for...
5.5
123 votes
5.5
123 votes
Lifeguard
1976 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Sam Elliott · Anne Archer · Stephen Young · Kathleen Quinlan
Synopsis Sam Elliot drew waves of accolades for his sensitive and sexy portrayal of aging lifeguard Rick Carlson, who's compelled to reassess his life and career as a professional lifeguard. To keep things status quo or pursue things status-conscious - that's...
5.5
28 votes
5.5
28 votes
The Betsy
1978 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Laurence Olivier · Robert Duvall · Katharine Ross · Tommy Lee Jones
Synopsis The patriarch of a family-owned corporation hires a young race car driver to help him design a fuel efficient car in secrecy. They face resistance from the president of the company (the patriarch's grandson), who wishes to eliminate the motor...
5.3
58 votes
5.3
58 votes
Cocoon: The Return
1988 · Movie · 112 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Steve Guttenberg · Jessica Tandy · Don Ameche · Tahnee Welch
Synopsis The Antareans return to Earth to rescue the cocoons of their people on the ocean floor which are now endangered by seismic activity. They bring with them the old-age pensioners who use the opportunity to visit their friends and family...
5.1
3K votes
5.1
3K votes
Moon of the Wolf (TV)
1972 · Movie · 75 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast David Janssen · Barbara Rush · Bradford Dillman · John Beradino
Synopsis After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.
4.6
26 votes
4.6
26 votes
Square Dance
1986 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Jason Robards · Jane Alexander · Winona Ryder · Rob Lowe
Synopsis Gemma is 13 years old lives with her grandpa in the country, she has for many years. One day her mother shows up, and wants to take Gemma to the city. Her mother is married now, and can provide for...
4.6
78 votes
4.6
78 votes
The Neptune Factor
1973 · Movie · 98 min. · Canada
Direction Daniel Petrie
Cast Ben Gazzara · Walter Pidgeon · Ernest Borgnine · Yvette Mimieux
Synopsis When an underwater ocean lab is lost in a earthquake, an advanced submarine is sent down to find it and encounters terrible danger.
4.3
98 votes
4.3
98 votes