Movies directed by Peter Yates

Summer Holiday (1963)

107 mins     Musical, Romance      

There was the King, Elvis, he made great music and also movies and then there was Cliff Richard, the British equivalent and like Elvis he not only sang he made movies. Now it has to be said that many of Elvis's movies were le...

Bullitt (1968)

114 mins     Action , Crime, Mystery      

Have we, as a movie loving population, become so spoilt by what cinema has to offer now that it is getting increasingly harder to be impressed by those older movies which some hold in high regard. I say this because I reckon ...

Murphy's War (1971)

105 mins     Drama, War      

On face value "Murphy's War" could be grouped together with various other war movies such as "The Eagle has Landed" where it's all about sticking it to the Germans by any means possible. And as such I would have to say "Murph...

The Hot Rock (1972)

101 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime      

I have a simple question, why isn't "The Hot Rock" better known because it is above average when it comes to the genre or should that be genres. I say genres because this is a heist movie crossed with caper movie as one botch...

The Deep (1977)

123 mins     Adventure , Mystery      

"The Deep" was adapted from a book written by Peter Benchley and for those who know their books and movies will know that Benchley was also the author of "Jaws". Unfortunately whilst both "Jaws" and "The Deep" are products of...

Breaking Away (1979)

101 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

I reckon if I had watched "Breaking Away" back in the 80s I would have loved it as not only did it have a humorous, laid back style but as a kid in the 80s I loved nothing more than cycling, clocking up the miles on one of th...

Krull (1983)

121 mins     Action , Adventure , Fantasy      

I have gone on record before that I am not a great fan of fantasy movies, not even as a child did they appeal to me and as a rule I avoid them. But then there is "Krull" a movie from my childhood which I must admit I didn't l...

Suspect (1987)

121 mins     Crime, Drama, Thriller      

"Suspect" opens up with an intriguing scene as we watch a judge enter his office, a Christmas tree is lit up in the corner and he digs around in his desk to find an envelope to hand to his secretary before she leaves for Chri...