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Ralph L. Thomas is a Director and Writer Brésilien born on 8 september 1939 at São Luís (Bresil)
Ralph L. Thomas (born September 8, 1939) is a Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was born in São Luís, Maranhão to Canadian Baptist missionary parents and grew up in Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1961 and began to write for the entertainment pages of the Toronto Star a year later.
He was later married to Dorothy Thomas, a Toronto City Councillor.
He directed his first film in 1977 for CBC Television, a made-for-TV movie called Tyler. He continued to make movies for television for a few years before he got his big break directing the feature film Ticket to Heaven. The film won Best Motion Picture at the Genie Awards and Thomas was nominated for Best Director.
His follow-up film, The Terry Fox Story, also won the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture. Thomas continued to direct feature and television films until 1996.
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He was later married to Dorothy Thomas, a Toronto City Councillor.
He directed his first film in 1977 for CBC Television, a made-for-TV movie called Tyler. He continued to make movies for television for a few years before he got his big break directing the feature film Ticket to Heaven. The film won Best Motion Picture at the Genie Awards and Thomas was nominated for Best Director.
His follow-up film, The Terry Fox Story, also won the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture. Thomas continued to direct feature and television films until 1996.
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Apprentice to Murder (1988)
Directed by Ralph L. Thomas
Genres Horror
Actors Donald Sutherland, Chad Lowe, Mia Sara, Rutanya Alda, Eddie Jones, Tiger Haynes
Rating50%
Un pasteur qui voit Satan partout, apprend à un jeune garçon crédule "à détecter" le mal et les deux hommes commettent plusieurs meurtres au nom de Jésus. Basé sur une vraie histoire.
The Terry Fox Story (1983)
, 1h37Directed by Ralph L. Thomas
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Robert Duvall, Saul Rubinek, Chris Makepeace, Rosalind Chao, Matt Craven, Robert Desroches
Rating68%
A la fin des années 70. Terry Fox, un jeune sportif canadien, apprend qu'il est atteint d'une tumeur. Ses ambitions s'effondrent lorsqu'on l'ampute d'une jambe. Durant sa convalescence, il rencontre Rika, une thérapeute qui lui redonnera de l'assurance...
Ticket to Heaven (1981)
, 1h49Directed by Ralph Thomas, Ralph L. Thomas
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, Christopher Britton, Michael Wincott
Rating68%
David Kappel (Nick Mancuso), a twentysomething school teacher, visits a training camp for a religious cult. At the camp everything is done in groups, along with much singing. There is also a low-calorie, low-protein diet; sleep deprivation; constant positive reinforcement; and chanting of slogans.
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Ticket to Heaven (1981)
, 1h49Directed by Ralph Thomas, Ralph L. Thomas
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Actors Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, Christopher Britton, Michael Wincott
Roles Writer
Rating68%
David Kappel (Nick Mancuso), a twentysomething school teacher, visits a training camp for a religious cult. At the camp everything is done in groups, along with much singing. There is also a low-calorie, low-protein diet; sleep deprivation; constant positive reinforcement; and chanting of slogans.