Director's Cut My Life in Film [Hardcover]

With six decades in show business, legendary director Ted Kotcheff looks back on his life

Born to immigrant parents and raised in the slums of Toronto during the Depression, Ted Kotcheff learned storytelling on the streets before taking a stagehand job at CBC Television. Discovering his skills with actors and production, Kotcheff went on to direct some of the greatest films of the freewheeling 1970s, includingThe Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz,Wake in Fright, andNorth Dallas Forty. After directing the 1980s blockbustersFirst BloodandWeekend at Bernies, Kotcheff helped produce the groundbreaking TV showLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit. During his career, he was declared a Communist by the U.S. government, banned from the Royal Albert Hall in London, and coped with assassination threats on one of his lead actors.

With his seminal films enjoying a critical renaissance, including praise from Martin Scorsese and Nick Cave, Kotcheff now turns the lens on himself. Witty and fearless,Directors Cutis not just a memoir, but also a close-up on life and craft, with stories of his long friendship with Mordecai Richler and working with stars like Sylvester Stallone, James Mason, Gregory Peck, Ingrid Bergman, Gene Hackman, Jane Fonda, and Richard Dreyfuss, as well as advice on how to survive the slings and arrows of Hollywood.

Ted Kotcheffresides in Los Angeles with his wife, Laifun.Josh Youngis the co-author of five New York Times bestsellers, including books by Howie Mandel, Bob Newhart, and Jim Belushi.Mariska Hargitayis an Emmy- and Golden Globewinning actor, producer, and director.

With six decades in show business, legendary director Ted Kotcheff looks back on his life

Born to immigrant parents and raised in the slums of Toronto during the Depression, Ted Kotcheff learned storytelling on the streets before lƒ5