Direction: Peter Whitehead

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


The Rolling Stones: Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965

2012 · Documentary · 63 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mick Gochanour · Peter Whitehead

Cast Mick Jagger · Brian Jones · Keith Richards · Charlie Watts

Plot A documentary on the Rolling Stones that was shot in 1965 on a two-stop tour of Ireland, just as "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was becoming a worldwide sensation.

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102 votes

The Benefit of the Doubt

1967 · Documentary · 70 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Whitehead

Cast Peter Brook · Ian Hogg · Glenda Jackson · Michael Kustow

Plot Based on a play by Peter Brook, entitled U.S., is a critical look at the devastation and inhumanity of war. Whitehead adds to the original footage gathered from television news...

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Daddy

1973 · Movie · 75 min. · France

Direction Niki De Saint Phalle · Peter Whitehead

Cast Niki De Saint Phalle · Rainer Diez · Mia Martin · Clarice Mary

Plot Daddy, made in collaboration with director Peter Whitehead, explores the relationship between a father and daughter. Like most of Saint Phalle’s work the film merges autobiography with fantasy, combining sexual...

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Fire in the Water

1977 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom

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Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967 · Documentary · 70 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Whitehead

Cast Alan Aldridge · Julie Christie · David Hockney · Andrew Loog Oldham

Plot Peter Whitehead's disjointed Swinging London documentary, subtitled "A Pop Concerto," comprises a number of different "movements," each depicting a different theme underscored by music.

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Jeanetta Cochrane (S)

1967 · Documentary · 6 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Whitehead

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