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Phillip Borsos

Canadian film director and producer (1953-1995) · Canada · On the map · Directors · Died at 41

Phillip Borsos was an Australian-born Canadian film director, producer, and screenwriter.

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1995Died13 February 1995Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow DogFilm, 1995Director, Writer1993Bethune: The Making of a HeroFilm, Director1985One Magic ChristmasFilm, Director, WriterThe Mean SeasonFilm, 1985Director1982The Grey FoxFilm, DirectorTootsieFilm, 1982(uncredited)1979NailsFilm, Director1953Born5 May 1953

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  • Tootsie 1982
  • Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog 1995
  • The Mean Season 1985
  • One Magic Christmas 1985

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Filmography 7

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About this person

A four-time Canadian Film Award and Genie Award winner and an Academy Award nominee, he was one of the major figures of Canadian and British Columbian filmmaking during the 1980s, earning critical acclaim and accolades at a time when Canadian filmmakers were still struggling to gain attention outside of North America.

Country
Canada
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1953 to 1995 · aged 41

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In the same film or series as Phillip

Timothy WebberAlso in One Magic Christmas (1985)Matthew BennettAlso in Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1995)Murray SchisgalAlso in Tootsie (1982)Sophie FaucherAlso in Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1993)Lawrence TurmanAlso in The Mean Season (1985)