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Ralph L. Thomas

Born September 8, 1939 · São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil (age 86)

Ralph L. Thomas (born September 8, 1939) is a Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter.[1] He was born in São Luís, Maranhão to Canadian Baptist missionary parents and grew up there and in Canada. He attended the University of Toronto for two years and began to write for the entertainment pages of the Toronto Star in 1963.

Known For

Apprentice to MurderApprentice to Murder · 1988
Apprentice to Murder
★ 5.11988
MovieDramaHorror
Pennsylvania, 1928. Billy Kelly, a sixteen-year old boy, meets a mysterious traveler claiming he's the messenger of God. Falling under under the spell of this "doctor" Reese, he will soon discover Reese has murderous plans for his future. Based on a true story.
AdaAda · 1976
Ada
1976
MovieDramaHorror
Ada was a brilliant and crazy girl before her lobotomy. Afterwards she becomes stupid and easily controlled. A friend on the inside tries to help her recall her former self.
Ticket to HeavenTicket to Heaven · 1981
Ticket to Heaven
★ 6.81981
MovieDrama
David is a young man seduced by a religious cult that uses starvation, exhaustion, and brainwashing to mold recruits into money hustling disciples of a messiah-like leader. Chronicles David's chilling transformation into a gaunt, mindless shadow of his former self...and his ultimate salvation when friends and family launch a plan to kidnap and deprogram him.
The Terry Fox StoryThe Terry Fox Story · 1983
The Terry Fox Story
★ 6.21983
MovieDramaTV Movie
The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero, who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.
Vendetta II: The New MafiaVendetta II: The New Mafia · 1993
Vendetta II: The New Mafia
★ 6.31993
MovieCrimeDrama
Young IvanhoeYoung Ivanhoe · 1995
Young Ivanhoe
★ 8.01995
MovieAdventureHistory
Ivanhoe is learning his way while having dealing with his father, Sir Cedric. The Normans are threatening England so he must quickly develop under the tutelage of the Black Knight, secretly King Richard, and followers of Robin Hood.
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtA Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court · 1995
A Young Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
★ 6.01995
MovieFantasyAdventure
A modern riff of the 1889 novel by Mark Twain.
The Ray Bradbury TheaterThe Ray Bradbury Theater · 1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
★ 6.91985
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyDrama
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.

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