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Ted Kotcheff

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Directing
1971 — 1989 · 10 films
Lived
7 April 1931 — d. 2025
From
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Career Signature

How Ted Kotcheff’s filmography reads.

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

grainy 70s grit
crowd-pleaser
kinetic urgency
bittersweet
heavy emotional

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Sidney J. FurieSidney J. Furie13 filmsArthur PennArthur Penn13 filmsJonathan DemmeJonathan Demme19 filmsRobert AldrichRobert Aldrich27 filmsPeter YatesPeter Yates17 filmsStuart RosenbergStuart Rosenberg12 filmsRon SheltonRon Shelton9 filmsRalph NelsonRalph Nelson11 films

Filmography

Weekend at Bernie's

1989

Switching Channels

1988

Uncommon Valor

1983

First Blood

1982

Split Image

1982

North Dallas Forty

1979

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978

Fun with Dick and Jane

1977

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974

Wake in Fright

1971