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- Bullitt1968
- Breaking Away1979
- Krull1983
- The Deep1977
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle1973
- Needful Things1993
- Suspect1987
- Summer Holiday1963
- Murphy's War1971
- An Innocent Man1989
- Mother, Jugs & Speed1976
- The Dresser1983
- The Hot Rock1972
- Robbery1967
- John and Mary1969
- For Pete's Sake1974
- The House on Carroll Street1988
- Eleni1985
His best films include the stylish and ingenious caper comedy The Hot Rock (1972); the underwater adventure The Deep (1977), based on the novel and screenplay by Peter Benchley ; and the quirky coming-of-age comedy Breaking Away (1979). For the latter, Yates received simultaneous Oscar nominations as Best Director and Best Producer.
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- Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
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- London, England, UK
Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer, known for his versatility and “attention to detail” across a variety of genres. He received nominations for four Academy Awards (twice for Best Director and Best Picture), three BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards.
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- 1958–2010
- Film director, producer
- 9 January 2011 (aged 81), London, England
23 titles. 1. Summer Holiday (1963) Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance. 6.1. Rate. Four bus mechanics and a stowaway travel Europe as a hotel, picking up singers. In Athens, the stowaway's mother has them arrested for kidnapping but then accepts her daughter's love for a mechanic and they vacation in Greece.
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Jan 9, 2011 · Yates also produced and directed The Dresser (1983), which was an adaptation of the Ronald Harwood stage play. The film received seven BAFTA and five Oscar nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film and for Best Direction and the Academy Award for Best Film and for Best Director for Yates.
Jan 10, 2011 · 1. Bullitt. probably Yates' most famous flick. In this 1968 thriller, McQueen played Lt. Frank Bullitt, a San Francisco detective who, while probing the death of a mob witness, leads two hitmen...