Canadian director, writer and producer Alvin Rakoff, best known for directing Laurence Olivier in "A Voyage Round My Father," has died at the age of 97. The cause of death was "old age," his agent told Variety.

Alvin Rakoff, the Emmy-winning Canadian filmmaker who directed Sir Laurence Olivier in the 1982 drama "A Voyage Round My Father" and helped kick-start the careers of stars including Sean Connery and Alan Rickman,

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Alvin Rakoff, the veteran Canadian filmmaker best known for pics like the 1982 feature A Voyage Round My Father starring Laurence Olivier, has died. He was 97. Rakoff's former personal agent confirmed the news with us this morning.

Alvin Rakoff, best known for directing Laurence Olivier in 'A Voyage Round My Father', is no more. The cause of death was "old age," his agent told Variety.