
Directing
Eric Till
Born
1929-11-24 (96)
Place of birth
London, England
Known for
Directing
Credits
40 titles
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eric Till (born 24 November 1929 in London, England) is a British film and television director working in Canada, the United States, and Europe since the 1960s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Till, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
6.5During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Luther
2003
6.9Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in their holiday activities and preparations. The Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock regulars join the festivities, but to Kermit's dismay, the only one missing is Miss Piggy, who has been caught in a snowstorm.
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
4.5During the summer of 1955, seventeen-year-old Eric Hansen embarks on a journey in his new town, a journey which will change his life forever.
Oh, What a Night
1992
6.6A con artist gains employment at an insurance company in order to embezzle money by re-programming their "new" wonder computer.
Hot Millions
1968
5.3In this innovative version of the world famous Christmas story, The Secret of the Nutcracker tells of 12 year-old Clara's magical journey on Christmas Eve to find her father in a World War II Prisoner of War camp. Along with her mother and her two brothers, they long for some word on him, which eventually comes from an unexpected source the mysterious and magical stranger Drosselmeyer, who befriends Clara and encourages her to believe that miracles can happen.
The Secret of the Nutcracker
2007
5.9What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality? That question tormented Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. The Nazis hanged him on April 9, 1945, less than a month before the end of the war. Bonhoeffer's last years, his participation in the German resistance and his moral struggle are dramatized in this film. More than just a biographical portrait, Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace sheds light on the little-known efforts of the German resistance. It brings to a wide audience the heroic rebellion of Bonhoeffer, a highly regarded Lutheran minister who could have kept his peace and saved his life on several occasions but instead paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
2000
Behind the camera
6.5During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Luther
2003
6.9Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in their holiday activities and preparations. The Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock regulars join the festivities, but to Kermit's dismay, the only one missing is Miss Piggy, who has been caught in a snowstorm.
A Muppet Family Christmas
1987
4.5During the summer of 1955, seventeen-year-old Eric Hansen embarks on a journey in his new town, a journey which will change his life forever.
Oh, What a Night
1992
6.6A con artist gains employment at an insurance company in order to embezzle money by re-programming their "new" wonder computer.
Hot Millions
1968
5.3In this innovative version of the world famous Christmas story, The Secret of the Nutcracker tells of 12 year-old Clara's magical journey on Christmas Eve to find her father in a World War II Prisoner of War camp. Along with her mother and her two brothers, they long for some word on him, which eventually comes from an unexpected source the mysterious and magical stranger Drosselmeyer, who befriends Clara and encourages her to believe that miracles can happen.
The Secret of the Nutcracker
2007
5.9What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality? That question tormented Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. The Nazis hanged him on April 9, 1945, less than a month before the end of the war. Bonhoeffer's last years, his participation in the German resistance and his moral struggle are dramatized in this film. More than just a biographical portrait, Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace sheds light on the little-known efforts of the German resistance. It brings to a wide audience the heroic rebellion of Bonhoeffer, a highly regarded Lutheran minister who could have kept his peace and saved his life on several occasions but instead paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
2000
5.9What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality? That question tormented Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. The Nazis hanged him on April 9, 1945, less than a month before the end of the war. Bonhoeffer's last years, his participation in the German resistance and his moral struggle are dramatized in this film. More than just a biographical portrait, Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace sheds light on the little-known efforts of the German resistance. It brings to a wide audience the heroic rebellion of Bonhoeffer, a highly regarded Lutheran minister who could have kept his peace and saved his life on several occasions but instead paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
2000
6.8"To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful neighbour, a great child entertainer, a respectful businessman, and a violent serial killer who raped and murdered over 30 young boys.
To Catch a Killer
1992
6.8It's Christmas Eve and the playroom is alive with excitement for the new toys that will arrive the next day. Balthazar, the old and wise bear, explains to the other toys that they must welcome the newcomers even though each of them may be replaced as one of the children's new favorite toys.
The Christmas Toy
1986
4.0There's someone peeping through windows so Arthur has been asked to watch the neighbour's eighteen year old daughter while her parents are away. Soon their mutual attraction develops into something that Arthur later regrets.
The Girl Next Door
1999
3.7In a quiet neighborhood, a suburban family is shocked when their son is the prime suspect in the brutal murder of a neighbor's daughter.
Murder at My Door
1996
10.0Glory Enough for All is the 1988 television movie depicting the discovery and isolation of insulin at the University of Toronto by Frederick Banting and Charles Herbert Best. It won the 1989 Gemini award for best miniseries.
Glory Enough For All
1988
6.2In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from Charles Dickens' classic story, the three apparitions force Slade to face the consequences of his skinflint ways, and he becomes a caring, generous, amiable man.
An American Christmas Carol
1979
6.3Jess Aarons and new girl Leslie Burke create a world of their own and call it Terabithia and pretend to be the king and queen. They return to their magical kingdom every day after school.
Bridge to Terabithia
1985
6.5Nora and Evan are a young married couple who find their finances are in serious trouble as Christmas draws near in this new take on O. Henry's classic story ""The Gift of the Magi.""
Small Gifts
1994
NRAnna, a young philosophy academic, arrives at a small Canadian university as a sessional lecturer. There she meets an older divorced professor, Ian MacGregor, and they quickly discover a mutual attraction. Senior faculty at the university notice her skill at teaching, but have no funds to keep her on past the term's end. She must decide whether to pursue her career or stay with MacGregor.
A Nest of Singing Birds
1987
5.0A light comedy/love story based on the life of blind musician Tom Sullivan.
If You Could See What I Hear
1982
5.0A light comedy/love story based on the life of blind musician Tom Sullivan.
If You Could See What I Hear
1982
6.0A lawyer must defend his sister in the court of law who's accused of murdering her seemingly perfect, but in fact very abusive husband.
Final Appeal
1993
7.0A young woman's highly ordered and structured life is turned upside-down when she meets a handsome stranger at a party. Friendship soon develops into romance and for the first time in her life she is truly happy. This happiness is short lived, however, as little by little she discovers her partner has been lying to her about his past. It is soon revealed that he and his friends have been planning to rob the auction house that she works for and they require her inside knowledge in order to pull off the crime.
The Walking Stick
1970
4.5Fact-based courtroom drama about a news reporter in 1954 who sued a columnist for libel after he proclaimed him a communist in print.
A Case of Libel
1983
7.0TV movie depicting a father and son's strained relationship with the mother often trying to be the bridge between the men in her life. The father, Frank Morgan (Kenny Rogers), is a photographer who is too often absent, according to his son. When his son, David Morgan (Kenneth Rogers Jr.), finally attends a display of his father's work despite still being bitter about their relationship, he finally realizes how important his family really was to him.
Christmas in America
1989
5.0A teenage girl tries to save a herd of wild horses from a local gang intending on capturing and selling them for dog meat. Unfortunately the nearest Federal land where the horses will be safe lies one hundred and fifty miles away, over badlands and a mountain range.
Wild Horse Hank
1979
4.3A religious drama about Christ's parents, the events leading up to his birth, and the effect on the lives of the well-known biblical figures of the time.
Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith
1979
4.0Patty Duke plays a divorced woman who goes to law school to defend herself in court after a chauvinistic judge awards her rotten husband their property.
When the Vows Break
1995
8.5A father brings a young child to an emergency room to get treatment for a minor injury occurring in an innocent accident, but he gets accused of child abuse. Child welfare agencies commit grossly unfair over-reactions to remove the child forcibly from the Father, who must brave the arcane system to reclaim his daughter.
Improper Channels
1981
10.0Dr. R. Adams Cowley, the Baltimore physician who pioneered medicine's first shocktrauma unit, fights hospital bureaucracy to gain recognition for his center.
Shock-Trauma
1982
3.8Years have passed since Sophie (Wendy Crewson) left the ranch her family calls home to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. The death of her father means that Sophie, now 30, must return to the home she left behind so long ago. Once there, she's persuaded by her mother to leave her own aspirations behind and help with the ranch -- a choice that's helped along by the presence of Alex (Paul Gross), an attractive ranch hand.
Getting Married in Buffalo Jump
1990
A new play by George Bernard Shaw is always an event - but will the egotism of the leading actress lead to disaster?
The First Night of 'Pygmalion'
1975
8.0Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays the kindly doctor who ministers to animals in this enjoyable family film. Sequel to the 1975 film All Creatures Great and Small.
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
8.3Glace Bay, Nova Scotia Canada, 1901. Willie MacLean is a 10-year-old boy with a love for horses and liking to school to cape the difficult times his family has. Willie's stern, but benevolent father is a coal miner in a local mine along with his older brother John. But when Willie's father is injured and John is killed in an accident at the mine, Willie is forced to step into his brother's shoes to support his older sister Nelle, and two younger sisters until their father recovers. Willie soon finds work at the mine lonely (aka: the pit) and unfriendly in which he forms a bond with a pit pony horse in order to make it though each day.
Pit Pony
1997
A runaway boy goes to live with his uncle, in a small village, trying to escape his parents' religious fanaticism. There, he finds love, but with the wrong girl. And his parents come after him.
Gentle Sinners
1985
6.0Based on the true story of Canadian doctor Norman Bethune, this film traces his life from his beginnings with his deeply religious family in Ontario, through his medical studies in school, where he developed his overwhelming compassion for those less fortunate, and his driving desire to see that they get the medical attention they need. Most of his life after college was spent either working in war zones around Europe or developing new treatment techniques in his home country.
Bethune
1977
9.0Glenn Gould: A Portrait is a biography of pianist and "explorer of sounds" Glenn Gould. The 105-minute program -- a montage of interviews, photographs, recording sessions, and concerts -- depicts the life and times of this late musician. Highlights of the film include pictures and scenes from Gould's life in Canada, as well as interviews with Geoffrey Payzant, broadcaster Margaret Pacsu, musician John Peter Lee Roberts, and music critic Paul Hume. Gould's personal views on animals (especially his affinity for skunks), his psychiatry, pacifism, and solitude are reflected on by family and friends.
Glenn Gould: a Portrait
1985
9.0Glenn Gould: A Portrait is a biography of pianist and "explorer of sounds" Glenn Gould. The 105-minute program -- a montage of interviews, photographs, recording sessions, and concerts -- depicts the life and times of this late musician. Highlights of the film include pictures and scenes from Gould's life in Canada, as well as interviews with Geoffrey Payzant, broadcaster Margaret Pacsu, musician John Peter Lee Roberts, and music critic Paul Hume. Gould's personal views on animals (especially his affinity for skunks), his psychiatry, pacifism, and solitude are reflected on by family and friends.
Glenn Gould: a Portrait
1985
5.0When Meg gets thrown out of her apartment window by a serial killer, she's determined to make him pay. But finding this criminal might be difficult considering she's suffering from amnesia. Still, it won't take Meg long to cross paths with this sociopath — because he now lives in her building.
Falling For You
1995
6.4A writer has a mental breakdown, unable to deal with the society around him.
A Fan's Notes
1972
5.2Spin off from the classic 1946 Jimmy Stewart film "It's A Wonderful Life" finds his protecting angel, Clarence, again returning to Earth to help another human.
Clarence
1990
4.0Alison Campbell was sentenced to seven years after trying to smuggle drugs into Canada. This hard-hitting film tells the story of how she survived the prison system,and sacrificed herself to protect her inmates and saved her own sanity.
Turning to Stone
1985
A play by Frian Friel, adapted for television by Hugh Webster. The story of three Londonderry citizens who took refuge in the Guildhall, escaping from the gas bombs and confusion of riot-filled streets during a confrontation between civil rights marchers and the military. Their story emerges in a series of flashbacks as a judge presides over a court of inquiry into their deaths.
Freedom of the City
1975
