Directing
Peter Cattaneo
Born July 1, 1964 · Twickenham, London (age 62)
Peter Joseph Cattaneo was born on 1 July 1964 in Twickenham, London. He is a two-time Academy Award-nominated English filmmaker most famous for directing the hit British film "The Full Monty" (1997). He has since directed several films, including "Lucky Break" (2001), "Opal Dream" (2006) and "The Rocker" (2008). Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Cattaneo, licensed under CC-BY-SA,…
Known For
The Full Monty · 1997The Full Monty
★ 7.01997
MovieComedy
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
The Penguin Lessons · 2025The Penguin Lessons
★ 7.12025
MovieDrama
In 1976, as Argentina descends into violence and chaos, a world-weary English teacher regains his compassion for others thanks to an unlikely friendship with a penguin.
The Rocker · 2008The Rocker
★ 6.12008
MovieComedyMusic
In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.
Military Wives · 2020Military Wives
★ 6.62020
MovieDrama
Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to overcome their fears for loved ones in combat.
Concierto Evolución · 1992Concierto Evolución
1992
MovieMusic
An orchestra plays in harmony until things start going south - the three movements of Enjott Schneider's piano concert are an analogy to creation, destruction and possible reconstruction of nature by mankind.
Lucky Break · 2001Lucky Break
★ 6.32001
MovieComedyCrime
Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lucky break: he's transferred to a prison from which he can probably escape. He convinces the governor to stage a musical in an old chapel next to the prison's outer wall. He rounds up volunteer actors and puts his escape plan into production. Two other barriers, besides the wall, confront him: the arrival of a nasty inmate, John Toombes, who insists on joining the escape, and Jimmy's feelings of attraction for Anabel, a social worker who agrees to appear in the play. Opening night approaches: is this Jimmy's breakout performance?
Diana and I · 2017Diana and I
★ 7.12017
MovieDramaTV Movie
In the week that follows Princess Diana's tragic death on 31 August 1997, four separate stories unfold as four ordinary lives are all affected in different ways in this commemorative drama from writer Jeremy Brock and director Peter Cattaneo.
Opal Dream · 2006Opal Dream
★ 6.12006
MovieDramaFamily
Pobby & Dingan are invisible. They live in an opal town in Australia and are friends with Kellyanne, the 9 year-old daughter of an opal miner. The film tells the story of the bizarre and inexplicable disappearance of Pobby & Dingan, Kellyanne's imaginary friends, and the impact this has on her family and the whole town. The story is told through the eyes of Kellyanne's 11 years old brother Ashmol.
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