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Peter Yates

Director

Peter Yates

Directing: 1963 — 1989 · 17 films
Lived: 24 July 1929 — d. 2011
From: Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He was born in Aldershot, Hampshire.

Career Signature

How Peter Yates’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

kinetic urgency

grainy 70s grit

emotionally restrained

naturalistic performance

Tonal kin

Henri Verneuil

Henri Verneuil13 films

John Badham

John Badham17 films

Gordon Douglas

Gordon Douglas20 films

Roger Spottiswoode

Roger Spottiswoode15 films

Sidney J. Furie

Sidney J. Furie13 films

Georges Lautner

Georges Lautner11 films

George Sherman

George Sherman4 films

Stuart Rosenberg

Stuart Rosenberg12 films