Born in Toronto in 1931 to Bulgarian immigrants and dying in 2025, Ted Kotcheff worked in Canadian and British television before directing films in Britain, Australia and the United States. Wake in Fright (1971), shot in the Australian outback, is a nightmarish study of masculinity that was lost for years until it was restored. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), from Mordecai Richler's novel, won the Golden Bear in Berlin. He directed First Blood (1982), the first Rambo film, and Weekend at Bernie's (1989).
Filmography
- Wake in Fright (1971)
- The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)
- First Blood (1982)
- Weekend at Bernie's (1989)