Peter Sykes Filmography

Born:
June 17, 1939 in Melbourne, Australia
Occupation:
Director
  • The Story of Jesus For Children

    Crew: Director

    Synopsis: Told from a child's point of view, this film provides an overview of Christ's life and ministry. Segments show him interacting with young children as he preached, ministered to the sick, and tried to reason with the angry leaders who felt threatened by him. Jesus' courage and bravery amidst many Read More

    1999
  • In the Cold of the Night

    Crew: Art Director

    Synopsis: In the Cold of the Night is an above-average erotic thriller, directed with superb visual style by Nico Mastorakis, but plagued by an uneven, derivative plot. Photographer Scott Bruin (Jeff Lester) is very successful but begins to have frightening visions of himself murdering a beautiful woman. Read More

    1989
  • Jesus

    Crew: Director

    Actors: Brian Deacon, Rivka Noiman, Yosef Shiloah, Niko Nitai, Gadi Rol

    Synopsis: Though filmed in Israel using a predominantly Israeli cast, this portrait of the life and times of Christ is not among the best. Much of the dialogue was derived from the Good News Bible. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

    1979
  • To the Devil, a Daughter

    Crew: Director

    Actors: Richard Widmark, Christopher Lee, Honor Blackman, Denholm Elliott, Michael Goodliffe

    Synopsis: Christopher Lee stars in this weak occult melodrama as Father Michael Rayner, an excommunicated priest who decides to save the world from its decadence by teaming up with Satan. Richard Widmark is on hand as John Verney, out to stop Rayner's satanic rituals and helped along on the path of goodness Read More

    1976
  • Crazy House

    Crew: Director

    Synopsis: In this mundane, droll horror spoof, British comedian Frankie Howerd plays a washed-up actor who tries to cash in on his newly-discovered ties to the outrageously wealthy Henderson family. His efforts are stymied by the greed of stern patriarch Ray Milland, whose equally-avaricious offspring go to Read More

    1973
  • Demons of the Mind

    Crew: Director

    Actors: Shane Briant, Robert Hardy, Patrick Magee

    Synopsis: Hammer Films apply their characteristic Gothic touch to this offbeat psychological thriller about a bombastic 19th-century Baron (Robert Hardy) who keeps his two adult offspring imprisoned in the family estate, convinced they are afflicted by an evil curse of madness passed down from their late Read More

    1972
  • The Legend of Spider Forest

    Crew: Director

    Synopsis: The Legend of Spider Forest is also known as Venom, though it bears no relation to the 1982 Klaus Kinski film of that title. Artist Simon Brent goes on working vacation to Bavaria. While in the forest, he meets an alluring young woman. She turns out to be the dreaded "Spider Goddess," who works Read More

    1971
  • Avengers: Love All

    Crew: Director

    Synopsis: Someone is leaking confidential information from a top-secret missile department. The culprit would seem to be a beautiful woman (Veronica Strong) who has systematically seduced several department members -- all of whom subsequently turned up dead, after displaying some rather bizarre behavior. Read More

    1969
  • The Committee

    Crew: Director, Screenwriter

    Actors: Paul Jones, Tom Kempinski, Robert Lloyd, Jimmy Gardner, Arthur Brown

    Synopsis: This short experimental feature follows a young man (Paul Jones, vocalist for the band Manfred Mann) who is picked up by a successful but self-satisfied businessman (Tom Kempinski) while hitchhiking. Bored and exasperated with the businessman's prattle, the young man succumbs to temptation while Read More

    1968
  • Avengers: Noon Doomsday

    Crew: Director

    Synopsis: Recovering from a broken leg at a private convalescent home, Steed soon learns that he is being stalked by a mysterious assailant. The would-be killer turns out to be an old enemy, who intends to kill Steed exactly seven years after he himself was thrown in jail. Physically unable to repel his Read More

    1965

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