PHILLIP BORSOS
b. May 5, 1953 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
d. February 2, 1995 at Vancouver, B.C.
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Phillip Borsos was the son of a Hungarian sculptor and an English nurse. Born in Tasmania, he moved to Trail, B.C., when he was 5. As a Grade 11 student, he acquired a 16-mm Bolex camera from his father and began his obsession with film-making. In the late 1970s, he made documentaries for the National Film Board, including Nails, a simple study of nail manufacturing, which received an Oscar nomination. He next teamed up with Toronto-based producer Peter O'Brian, and directed his first feature film, The Grey Fox. Based on the true story of Bill Miner, an American stagecoach-bandit-turned-train-robber who fled to Canada, the film brought immediate international acclaim. A mainstream, talented director, Phillip Borsos died of leukemia.
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Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Cooperage (1976)
Spartree (1977)
Nails (1979)
The Grey Fox (1982)
The Mean Season (1985)
One Magic Christmas (1985)
Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990)
Far From Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog (1994)
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