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Michael Klinger (1 November 1920 – 15 September 1989) was a British film producer and distributor. After Tony Tenser , then a publicist, became his business partner, the two men created the Compton cinema chain and distribution company and financed Repulsion (1965) and Cul-de-sac (1966) both directed by Roman Polanski .
Michael Klinger. Producer: Get Carter. Michael Klinger was born just a short distance from London's Wardour Street, the centre of Britain's film industry in which he would later become well known. He trained for and became a structural engineer for ten years.
Michael Klinger. Producer: Get Carter. Michael Klinger was born just a short distance from London's Wardour Street, the centre of Britain's film industry in which he would later become well known. He trained for and became a structural engineer for ten years.
Nov 3, 2018 · Michael was a trailblazer in his field of independent film producing, resulting in early collaborations with master director Roman Polanski on ‘Repulsion’ and ‘Cul-de-sac’. He also went on to create one of Britain’s most Iconic films ‘Get Carter’ in 1971, featuring the great Michael Caine.
Michael Klinger was the most successful independent producer in the British film industry over a twenty year period from 1960 to 1980, responsible for 32 films, including classics such as Repulsion (1965) and Get Carter (1971).
Klinger’s main energies went into the production of high budget action-adventure films - Gold (1974) and Shout at the Devil (1976) - aimed at the international market and based on best-sellers by Wilbur Smith.
Aug 11, 2010 · The practice of new film history is here exemplified through a detailed case study of the independent British producer Michael Klinger (active 1961–87) with a specific focus on his unsuccessful attempt to produce a war film, Green Beach, based on a memoir of the Dieppe raid (August 1942).
