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Ted Allan
Born January 26, 1916 · Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died June 29, 1995 · aged 79
Alan Herman (January 26, 1916 – June 29, 1995), known professionally as Ted Allan, was a Canadian screenwriter, author, and poet, several of whose books were made into motion pictures. In 1975, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) and won a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film for the film Lies My Father Told Me. Ted Allan was born in Montreal as Ala…
Known For
Love Streams · 1984Love Streams
★ 7.21984
MovieDrama
Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart.
Falling in Love Again · 1980Falling in Love Again
★ 5.81980
MovieDramaRomance
Harry and Sue Lewis met in the 40s as teenagers living in the Bronx. He was an aspiring architect, she was the most beautiful girl in school, and both had a fondness for bran muffins. They fell in love, got married, moved to Los Angeles, and had two kids. While struggling with his midlife crisis, Harry receives an invitation for his high school's reunion back so he takes Sue and their teenage kids on a cross-country car trip back to the Big Apple. Will they see in the Bronx what they expected? Will the good memories from their past help rekindle their fading love? Is it too late to dream?
Bethune: The Making of a Hero · 1993Bethune: The Making of a Hero
★ 5.21993
MovieRomanceDrama
True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.
The Great Rupert · 1950The Great Rupert
★ 5.81950
MovieFamilyComedy
Shortly before Christmas, a family moves into an apartment where Rupert the squirrel lives in the attic rafters. Just as it seems that the holiday will come and go without so much as a Christmas tree, Rupert acts as the family's guardian angel - not only saving Christmas, but changing their lives forever.
1001 Arabian Nights · 19591001 Arabian Nights
★ 6.61959
MovieAnimationFantasy
In this animated retelling of the classic tale, Abdul Aziz Magoo -- an ancestor of Mr. Magoo -- is the lamp-selling uncle of Aladdin. Tired of his nephew's laziness, Abdul insists that Aladdin find a wife. To his uncle's surprise, Aladdin falls in love with the beautiful Princess Yasminda. Before he can make his move, however, Aladdin is whisked away by the evil Wazir on a quest to find a magic lamp that will grant its owner unlimited power in the form of three magic wishes.
Lies My Father Told Me · 1975Lies My Father Told Me
★ 4.41975
MovieDrama
A Jewish boy grows up in 1920s Montreal with a grandfather who tells stories and a father who won't work.
Seven Times a Day · 1971Seven Times a Day
★ 3.31971
MovieFantasyComedy
A Quebec architect, working in Israel, visits a psychoanalyst to learn why he has an insatiable libido.
It Rained All Night the Day I Left · 1980It Rained All Night the Day I Left
★ 5.21980
MovieComedy
A tough rich female ranch owner in Africa wants to cut off the water supply to the locals, since she holds them responsible for the murder of her husband. She hires two charming gunrunners as help, but they suspect her shady competitor.
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