Daniel Petrie Movies

  • 1956
    Bang the Drum Slowly

    Bang the Drum Slowly

    Bang the Drum Slowly

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    A pitcher of a major-league baseball team finds out that his teammate and pal is desperately trying to hide that he is dying of a terminal disease so...

    Bang the Drum Slowly
  • 1950
    The Murder Club

    The Murder Club

    The Murder Club

    01950HD

    Based on the short story by Ben Hecht.

    The Murder Club
  • 1977
    Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

    Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

    Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

    5.11977HD

    The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt during their 12-year stay at the White House.

    Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
  • 2001
    Wild Iris

    Wild Iris

    Wild Iris

    72001HD

    A depressed woman battles with her mother and abuses alcohol following the suicide of her husband.

    Wild Iris
  • 1992
    A Town Torn Apart

    A Town Torn Apart

    A Town Torn Apart

    61992HD

    An unconventional New England principal tries some radical new techniques to reform the high school he is hired at, and ends up the object of great...

    A Town Torn Apart
  • 1975
    Returning Home

    Returning Home

    Returning Home

    51975HD

    The story of three returning World War II veterans, and how they try to cope with returning to civilian life.

    Returning Home
  • 1997
    The Assistant

    The Assistant

    The Assistant

    4.21997HD

    Daniel Petrie scripted and directed this Canadian-British film, an adaptation of the memorable 1957 Brooklyn-based novel by Brooklyn-born Bernard...

    The Assistant
  • 1955
    Sting of Death

    Sting of Death

    Sting of Death

    01955HD

    Horror legend Boris Karloff stars in this rarely-seen mystery tale, directed by Daniel Petrie (A Raisin in the Sun, Sybil) . Sidney Silchester, a...

    Sting of Death
  • 1973
    Trouble Comes to Town

    Trouble Comes to Town

    Trouble Comes to Town

    01973HD

    A Southern sheriff brings into his home a black juvenile delinquent, who is the son of the man who saved his life during the Korean War.

    Trouble Comes to Town
  • 1976
    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking

    01976HD

    A biography of President Harry S. Truman.

    Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking
  • 1977
    The Quinns

    The Quinns

    The Quinns

    01977HD

    A drama about three generations of Irish-American firefighters in the New York City Fire Department, and their careers, romances, and growing pains....

    The Quinns