Michael Sinelnikoff

Michael Sinelnikoff is an actor, director and writer. Among his many non-acting credits are: first Director of Quebec's International "Cirque du Soleil" (1984).

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300 (2006)

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Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zack Snyder
CAST:  Gerard Butler  •  Lena Headey  •  Dominic West  •  David Wenham

Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have inspired all of Greece to band together against the Persians, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zack Snyder
CAST:  Gerard Butler  •  Lena Headey  •  Dominic West  •  David Wenham

Criminal Law (1989)

A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Gary Oldman  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Tess Harper  •  Karen Young

A rising young attorney successfully defends a man accused of murder, only to have the same type of murder then happen again. Right away the previously defended man hires the attorney again, and although the attorney is quite certain that he is the killer, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Campbell
CAST:  Gary Oldman  •  Kevin Bacon  •  Tess Harper  •  Karen Young

The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

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A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Paxton
CAST:  Shia LaBeouf  •  Stephen Dillane  •  Josh Flitter  •  Peter Firth

A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Paxton
CAST:  Shia LaBeouf  •  Stephen Dillane  •  Josh Flitter  •  Peter Firth

The Quarrel (1991)

Montreal 1948. On Rosh Hashanah, Chaim (a Yiddish writer) is forced to think of his religion when he's asked to be the tenth in a minyan. As he sits in the park, he suddenly sees an old friend whom he hasn't seen since they quarrelled when they were yeshiva ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Cohen
CAST:  Saul Rubinek  •  R. H. Thomson  •  Michael Sinelnikoff  •  Merlee Shapiro

Montreal 1948. On Rosh Hashanah, Chaim (a Yiddish writer) is forced to think of his religion when he's asked to be the tenth in a minyan. As he sits in the park, he suddenly sees an old friend whom he hasn't seen since they quarrelled when they were yeshiva ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Cohen
CAST:  Saul Rubinek  •  R. H. Thomson  •  Michael Sinelnikoff  •  Merlee Shapiro

Voices (1995)

A story about real life early 20th century British composer and music critic Philip Arnold Heseltine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malcolm Clarke
CAST:  Jeremy Northam  •  Tushka Bergen  •  Allan Corduner  •  Hilton McRae

A story about real life early 20th century British composer and music critic Philip Arnold Heseltine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malcolm Clarke
CAST:  Jeremy Northam  •  Tushka Bergen  •  Allan Corduner  •  Hilton McRae

Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1993)

True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Borsos
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Helen Mirren  •  Helen Shaver  •  Colm Feore

True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phillip Borsos
CAST:  Donald Sutherland  •  Helen Mirren  •  Helen Shaver  •  Colm Feore

If Looks Could Kill (1991)

Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, sets out for a trip to France when he is mistaken for an agent of the same name. He is beseiged by both the good guys and the bad guys. British Intelligence outfits him with a series of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dear
CAST:  Richard Grieco  •  Gabrielle Anwar  •  Roger Rees  •  Linda Hunt

Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, sets out for a trip to France when he is mistaken for an agent of the same name. He is beseiged by both the good guys and the bad guys. British Intelligence outfits him with a series of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Dear
CAST:  Richard Grieco  •  Gabrielle Anwar  •  Roger Rees  •  Linda Hunt

Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft (1998)

Haunted by disturbing dreams from an inherited book, a young man becomes interested in the writings of H.P. Lovecraft.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond St-Jean
CAST:  Christopher Heyerdahl  •  Art Kitching  •  Michael Sinelnikoff  •  Peter Farbridge

Haunted by disturbing dreams from an inherited book, a young man becomes interested in the writings of H.P. Lovecraft.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond St-Jean
CAST:  Christopher Heyerdahl  •  Art Kitching  •  Michael Sinelnikoff  •  Peter Farbridge

The Velveteen Rabbit (2009)

A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit someday  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Landon Jr.
CAST:  Matthew Harbour  •  Jane Seymour  •  Tom Skerritt  •  Ellen Burstyn

A lonely boy wins over his distant father and strict grandmother with help from a brave velveteen rabbit whose one wish is to become a real rabbit someday  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Landon Jr.
CAST:  Matthew Harbour  •  Jane Seymour  •  Tom Skerritt  •  Ellen Burstyn

Mon amie Max (1994)

Catherine, a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her best friend from childhood, Marie-Alexandrine (Max), whom she hasn't seen for 25 years. Catherine and Max were Québec's most promising young pianists in the mid-1960's when the adventurous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Brault
CAST:  Geneviève Bujold  •  Marthe Keller  •  Johanne McKay  •  Michel Rivard

Catherine, a concert pianist, is surprised one night by the arrival of her best friend from childhood, Marie-Alexandrine (Max), whom she hasn't seen for 25 years. Catherine and Max were Québec's most promising young pianists in the mid-1960's when the adventurous ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michel Brault
CAST:  Geneviève Bujold  •  Marthe Keller  •  Johanne McKay  •  Michel Rivard

Promise Her Anything (1999)

A quaint small town that hasn't paid taxes since World War II draws the attention of an ambitious tax inspector in this comedy starring Billy Zane and Patrick Bergin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Zaloum
CAST:  Patrick Bergin  •  Griffith Brewer  •  Serge Houde  •  Don Jordan

A quaint small town that hasn't paid taxes since World War II draws the attention of an ambitious tax inspector in this comedy starring Billy Zane and Patrick Bergin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alain Zaloum
CAST:  Patrick Bergin  •  Griffith Brewer  •  Serge Houde  •  Don Jordan

Chasing Holden (2001)

Neil Lawrence is sent to a boarding school by his father. During the first days he meets T.J. who he falls in love with. After being assigned a paper on Holden Caulfield - the main character in J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" - Neil decides to go on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malcolm Clarke
CAST:  DJ Qualls  •  Rachel Blanchard  •  Colin Fox  •  Tom Rack

Neil Lawrence is sent to a boarding school by his father. During the first days he meets T.J. who he falls in love with. After being assigned a paper on Holden Caulfield - the main character in J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" - Neil decides to go on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Malcolm Clarke
CAST:  DJ Qualls  •  Rachel Blanchard  •  Colin Fox  •  Tom Rack

The Lost World (1998)

A scientist discovers dinosaurs on a remote plateau in Mongolia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Keen
CAST:  Patrick Bergin  •  Jayne Heitmeyer  •  Julian Casey  •  David Nerman

A scientist discovers dinosaurs on a remote plateau in Mongolia.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Keen
CAST:  Patrick Bergin  •  Jayne Heitmeyer  •  Julian Casey  •  David Nerman

Day One (1989)

Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Brian Dennehy  •  David Strathairn  •  Michael Tucker  •  Hume Cronyn

Hungarian physicist Leo Szilard leaves Europe, eventually arriving in the United States. With the help of Einstein, he persuades the government to build an atomic bomb. The project is given to no-nonsense Gen. Leslie Groves who selects physicist J. Robert ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Sargent
CAST:  Brian Dennehy  •  David Strathairn  •  Michael Tucker  •  Hume Cronyn

Silent Night (2002)

Fact-based World War II story set on Christmas Eve, 1944, finds a German Mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. When she is invaded by three American soldiers and then three German soldiers, she successfully convinces the soldiers to put ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodney Gibbons
CAST:  Linda Hamilton  •  Matthew Harbour  •  Alain Goulem  •  Martin Neufeld

Fact-based World War II story set on Christmas Eve, 1944, finds a German Mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. When she is invaded by three American soldiers and then three German soldiers, she successfully convinces the soldiers to put ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodney Gibbons
CAST:  Linda Hamilton  •  Matthew Harbour  •  Alain Goulem  •  Martin Neufeld

C.A.T. Squad (1986)

When terrorists start killing scientists who are working on NATO's laser defense program, an elite team, the Counter Assault Tactical (C.A.T.) Squad, is brought in to stop the killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Friedkin
CAST:  Joe Cortese  •  Jack Youngblood  •  Steve James  •  Patricia Charbonneau

When terrorists start killing scientists who are working on NATO's laser defense program, an elite team, the Counter Assault Tactical (C.A.T.) Squad, is brought in to stop the killers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Friedkin
CAST:  Joe Cortese  •  Jack Youngblood  •  Steve James  •  Patricia Charbonneau

Mindfield (1989)

In the long shadow of an experimental CIA mind control program, Sergeant Kellen O'Reilly begins experiencing violent flashbacks of his “treatments” at the hands of the sinister Dr. Satorius. When the body count on his latest case inexplicably begins pointing toward ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Lord
CAST:  Michael Ironside  •  Lisa Langlois  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Stefan Wodoslawsky

In the long shadow of an experimental CIA mind control program, Sergeant Kellen O'Reilly begins experiencing violent flashbacks of his “treatments” at the hands of the sinister Dr. Satorius. When the body count on his latest case inexplicably begins pointing toward ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jean-Claude Lord
CAST:  Michael Ironside  •  Lisa Langlois  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Stefan Wodoslawsky

Cursed (1990)

When a gargoyle falls off a church during a storm, a scientist and his assistant take it back to their lab, where they are doing genetic experiments. However, the gargoyle is possessed by an evil spirit and starts to interfere in their experiments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mychel Arsenault
CAST:  Ron Lea  •  Catherine Colvey  •  Tom Rack  •  Joy Boushel

When a gargoyle falls off a church during a storm, a scientist and his assistant take it back to their lab, where they are doing genetic experiments. However, the gargoyle is possessed by an evil spirit and starts to interfere in their experiments.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mychel Arsenault
CAST:  Ron Lea  •  Catherine Colvey  •  Tom Rack  •  Joy Boushel

The Final Heist (1991)

David King is an art thief who has retired to devote his time to his daughter on whom he dotes. He hasn't counted, however, on a mysterious gang who don't believe he is ready for retirement and who kidnap his daughter Gillian. If he doesn't do one more heist for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Mihalka
CAST:  Jan-Michael Vincent  •  Gabrielle Lazure  •  Tom Rack  •  Vlasta Vrana

David King is an art thief who has retired to devote his time to his daughter on whom he dotes. He hasn't counted, however, on a mysterious gang who don't believe he is ready for retirement and who kidnap his daughter Gillian. If he doesn't do one more heist for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Mihalka
CAST:  Jan-Michael Vincent  •  Gabrielle Lazure  •  Tom Rack  •  Vlasta Vrana

Time at the Top (1999)

14-year old Susan Shawson travels back in time in her building's elevator. As altered by a retired physicist living in her building, it transports her from Philadelphia of 1998 back to the same place in 1881. There she meets Victoria Walker, a girl her own age in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Kaufman
CAST:  Timothy Busfield  •  Elisha Cuthbert  •  Gabrielle Boni  •  Matthew Harbour

14-year old Susan Shawson travels back in time in her building's elevator. As altered by a retired physicist living in her building, it transports her from Philadelphia of 1998 back to the same place in 1881. There she meets Victoria Walker, a girl her own age in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Kaufman
CAST:  Timothy Busfield  •  Elisha Cuthbert  •  Gabrielle Boni  •  Matthew Harbour
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