Ted Kotcheff
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Even if you don't enjoy reading poetry, you'll love this book. It's a delightful scrutiny of a man's youthful years that will touch your heart, stir your soul and give you food for thought. This collection of poems covers a wide range of subjects from youth, friendship, romance, the people that shape your life, to the beauty of nature, its mystery and sometimes when it is "red in tooth and claw". One of the most powerful poems deals with the poet's...
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With six decades in show business, legendary director Ted Kotcheff looks back on his life Born to immigrant parents and raised in the slums of Toronto during the Depression, Ted Kotcheff learned storytelling on the streets before taking a stagehand job at CBC Television. Discovering his skills with actors and production, Kotcheff went on to direct some of the greatest films of the freewheeling 1970s, including The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,...
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A struggling single mother who dreams of earning enough money for a down payment on a home agrees that, for a fee, she and her seven year old will pose as the family of her bachelor boss in order to help him impress a traditional-minded industrialist interested in acquiring the company. All goes according to plan until the spirit of the holiday season causes real love to blossom.
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The thrills come fast and furious when special agent Michael Dane is sent to Europe on an urgent, top-secret mission to stop a killer suspected of political assassination. The Cuban ambassador has been ruthlessly gunned down in New York City. And now, just 48 hours before a crucial summit meeting in Prague, Dane must apprehend the prime suspect before another world leader falls!
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Ted Kotcheff continues his First Blood fervor with Uncommon Valor. Gene Hackman stars as Cal Rhodes, a former Marine Colonel who has been getting the run-around for ten years from the government concerning the disappearance of his son and his buddies - all Marines who enlisted years prior and served in Vietnam. Rhodes' son was last seen in Laos, where he was fighting in the war and captured as a POW. When word gets back to Rhodes that the men may...