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Alvin Rakoff

Director · 33 credits · 5 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Ransom of Red Chief (1959)

Directed movies (32 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Ransom of Red Chief

    1959 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    1

  2. The Comedy Man

    1964 · ★ 7.2 (5 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. Hoffman

    1970 · ★ 7.1 (29 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. Romeo and Juliet

    1978 · ★ 7.3 (6 votes)

    Drama, Romance, TV Movie

    4

  5. Gas and Candles

    1991

    Comedy, TV Movie

    5

  6. Mrs. Amworth

    1975 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Mystery, Horror

    6

  7. An einem Freitag um halb zwölf

    1961 · ★ 7.1 (7 votes)

    Action, Mystery, Crime

    7

  8. The Adventures Of Don Quixote

    1973

    Adventure, Drama

    8

  9. A Voyage Round My Father

    1984 · ★ 7.6 (5 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. The Best of Friends

    1991 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    10

  11. Dirty Tricks

    1981 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    11

  12. A Haunting Harmony

    1993

    12

  13. The Treasure of San Teresa

    1959 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)

    Adventure, Crime

    13

  14. Passport to Shame

    1958 · ★ 5.9 (12 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    14

  15. Call Me Daddy

    1967

    15

  16. Paradise Postponed

    1986 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    16

  17. Crossplot

    1969 · ★ 5.5 (28 votes)

    Thriller, Action

    17

  18. Heart to Heart

    1962 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    18

  19. A Talent for Murder

    1983 · ★ 6.4 (6 votes)

    Mystery, TV Movie

    19

  20. Three Dangerous Ladies

    1977 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Horror

    20

  21. King Solomon's Treasure

    1979 · ★ 4.9 (4 votes)

    Fantasy, Adventure

    21

  22. Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson

    1983 · ★ 2.7 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    22

  23. Say Hello to Yesterday

    1971 · ★ 4.4 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    23

  24. City on Fire

    1979 · ★ 5.1 (40 votes)

    Action

    24

  25. Death Ship

    1980 · ★ 5.1 (162 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    25

  26. The Kitchen

    1977

    26

  27. Fireworks for Elspeth

    1983

    Romance, TV Movie

    27

  28. The Breadwinner

    1982

    28

  29. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    1958

    Drama, TV Movie

    29

  30. The Quiet Days of Mrs. Stafford

    1981

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.