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Zale Dalen

Overview

Zale Dalen, AKA David James Scott, started his career in the film business as a script writer (“Another Smith for Paradise” directed by Tom Shandell in 1972) assistant editor, soundman, editor, and sponsored/educational film director. His big break came in 1976 with the funding of his first feature film, “Skip Tracer”. Since then he has directed four more Canadian features – “The Hounds of Notre Dame”, “Terminal City Ricochet”, “Expect No Mercy”, and “Passion” – two of which are considered Canadian classics, one of which was a job of work made for the exploitation market in third world countries, and one of which, “Passion”. is a work of pure genius that remains totally unrecognized. Along the way he directed two made for TV movies – “Anything to Survive” and “On Thin Ice, the Tai Babalonia Story” – and quite a few episodes of television series like Alfred Hitchcock, Wiseguy, Scene of the Crime, Friday’s Curse, Kung Fu the Legend Continues, Beachcombers and For the Record.

Known for

Directing

1999 Passion Directing Director 59
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1995 Expect No Mercy Directing Director 58
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1990 On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story Directing Director N/A
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1990 Terminal City Ricochet Directing Director 59
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1990 Anything to Survive Directing Director 59
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1980 Hounds of Notre Dame Directing Director N/A
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1977 Skip Tracer Directing Director 59
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Writing

1977 Skip Tracer Writing Screenplay 59
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Sound

1975 Potlatch...a strict law bids us dance Sound Sound Recordist N/A
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Editing

1977 Skip Tracer Editing Editor 59
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