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Ted Kotcheff. William Theodore Kotcheff (born April 7, 1931) is a Canadian director and producer of film and television. [1] He is known for directing such films as the seminal Australian New Wave picture Wake in Fright (1971), the Mordechai Richler adaptations The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) and Joshua Then and Now (1985), the ...
Ted Kotcheff. Director: Weekend at Bernie's. William Theodore Kotcheff was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Bulgarian parents from Plovdiv. He graduated with a degree in English Literature from the University of Toronto.
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Oct 8, 2017 · William Theodore Kotcheff (b. 1931) was a guest of honor at the 1983 Brussels Film Festival, and while he was there, he put his time and energy into promoting “First Blood” with Sylvester Stallone in the lead.
Ted Kotcheff (born April 7, 1931), sometimes credited as William Kotcheff or William T. Kotcheff, is a Canadian film and television director, who is well known for his work on several high-profile British television productions and as a director of films such as First Blood.
Oct 13, 2012 · At the time of production of “Wake in Fright,” Kotcheff was a Canadian filmmaker known for his austere British dramas, things like the civil rights drama “Two Gentlemen Sharing” and the ...
May 1, 2017 · Ted Kotcheff tells stories about people living under duress. The Canadian film and television director is a figure of great gregariousness, and his humanist compassion for a wide variety of characters in trouble has led to a roll call of pop culture landmarks. The dramedy The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), for instance, tells the tale ...
Apr 11, 2010 · William Kotcheff, "Ted," filmmaker, producer (b at Toronto 7 Apr 1931). Ted Kotcheff studied literature at U of T, joined the CBC in 1952 and soon began directing. He left for England in 1957, directing many TV productions and stage plays as well as his first films.
