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Michael Winner - news / articles
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Winner slams Cameron's call for British blockbuster boost -
12 January 2012
-Director Michael Winner has dismissed Prime Minister David Cameron's plans to make the film industry "commercially successful" as nonsense, insisting moviemakers are unable to predict a sure-fire hit.-Cameron visited the Pinewood Studios, where the Bond movies are film
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Winner banned from eating red meat -
21 October 2011
-Moviemaker-turned-food critic Michael Winner has been banned from eating red meat after he was hospitalised with suspected E. coli poisoning earlier this month (Oct11).-The Death Wish director collapsed and was taken to a medical centre in London after eating barely-co
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Winner house on the market for £60 million -
21 August 2011
-Filmmaker Michael Winner has put his childhood home up for sale for £60 million.-The Death Wish director had hoped to leave the lavish mansion in Holland Park, west London "to the nation", but he admits he can't afford the upkeep and he wants a "simpler life".- A
Michael Winner - what members say
review by A customer from London, England
Not Farewell, My Lovely 18 October 2005
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A REAL WINNER! 19 March 2009
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They killed the Giggler, man! 1 September 2009
Michael Winner - filmography
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Parting Shots
(1999)
Starring: Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, Bob Hoskins
Director: Michael Winner
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Harry only has a short time to live - but the prognosis is even worse for his enemies. An all-star cast shines in this hilarious black comedy about getting even - and getting away with it.
 
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from 21 members
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The Diary Of Jack The Ripper - Beyond Re...
(1993)
Starring: Michael Winner
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After more than a century, of mystery, speculation, surmise and confusion, a piece of solid evidence towards Jack the Ripper's true identity emerged. James Maybrick is now seen as one of the most likely suspects to claim the identity of Jack the Ripper. Through investigation since the discovery of ..read more »
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from 263 members
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Dirty Weekend
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: David McCallum, Rufus Sewell, Lia Williams
Director: Michael Winner
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Director Michael Winner revisits 'Death Wish' territory in this controversial thriller, which revolves around the vigilante justice dished out by Bella, a woman determined to wreak bloody revenge on the men who have abused her.
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from 157 members
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Bullseye
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Sally Kirkland, Michael Caine, Deborah Barrymore
Director: Michael Winner
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Michael Caine and Roger Moore play two con-men who decide to perpetrate a heist disguised as the dodgy scientists Dr Hicklar and Sir John Bavistock, whilst the real scientists (also played by Caine and Moore) are, unknown to their impersonators, trying to sell a secret formula to the highest bidder...read more »
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A Chorus Of Disapproval
(1988)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Irons, Richard Briers
Director: Michael Winner
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Following the death of his wife, Guy Jones (Jeremy Irons) is moved by his company to a sleepy seaside town, where, faced with knowing no-one and nights of boredom in front of the TV, he decides to join the local amateur dramatics society.
He is enthusiastically welcomed by eccentric Welsh Director,..read more »
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from 254 members
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Appointment With Death
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Peter Ustinov, Piper Laurie, Carrie Fisher
Director: Michael Winner
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Peter Ustinov plays Agatha Christie's Belgian mastermind Hercule Poirot in this star-studded murder mystery. When a wealthy widower, Emily Boynton (Piper Laurie), is murdered while holidaying in Jerusalem, there is no shortage of suspects. Emily had been in the process of blackmailing the family ..read more »
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from 274 members
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Death Wish 3
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Charles Bronson, Ed Lauter, Deborah Raffin
Director: Michael Winner
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He's Judge, Jury and Executioner! Paul Kersey doesn't seek out violence. It just seems to find him. But when it does... he's not about to back down! Charles Bronson brings out the heavy artillery in this gun-blazing, no-holds-barred thriller! Road-worn and battle-weary, Kersey longs to leave his ..read more »
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from 250 members
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Death Wish 2
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia
Director: Michael Winner
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Watch now: Unavailable
Charles Bronson is back on the seedy streets of urban America seeking revenge in this sequel to 'Death Wish' (1974). Paul Kersey (Bronson) is in the process of rebuilding his life following the murder of his wife when he once again finds himself facing up to a horrific crime. The rape of his ..read more »
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from 940 members
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The Big Sleep
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, James Donald
Director: Michael Winner
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Watch now: Unavailable
Another outing for American private eye Philip Marlowe. While in London Marlowe is called upon by General Sternwood who is being blackmailed over his daughter Camilla's gambling debts. The mystery deepens when the gun-running husband of Sternwood's other daughter, Charlotte goes missing, and ..read more »
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from 822 members
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The Sentinel
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Beverly D'Angelo, Martin Balsam, Cristina Raines
Director: Michael Winner
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When a fashion model moves into her new apartment house, she begins to become emotionally disturbed, experiencing flashbacks to a failed suicide attempt. She is further unnerved by the strange priest who lives on the top floor, and is terrified when she sees walking corpses haunting her flat. It ..read more »
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from 557 members
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Death Wish
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Fred J. Scollay, Stuart Margolin, Olympia Dukakis
Director: Michael Winner
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This drama about a man who takes the law into his own hands was wildly controversial upon first release, sparking much debate about the perceived pro-vigilante stance of the story, and established Charles Bronson as a major box office draw in the United States. Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is a ..read more »
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Scorpio
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Alain Delon, Burt Lancaster, Gayle Hunnicutt
Director: Michael Winner
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A Michael Winner Cold-War thriller pre-dating his 'Death Wish' series. Agent Cross (Burt Lancaster) is a CIA operative who is ordered to hire French government assassin Jean Laurier (Alain Delon) to kill an Arab terrorist. The job done, the two men return to their lives, but Cross's boss, McLeod, ..read more »
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from 263 members
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The Mechanic
on DVD
(1972)
Starring: Charles Bronson, Keenan Wynn, Jan-Michael Vincent
Director: Michael Winner
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Charles Bronson stars as professional killer Arthur Bishop, a man regarded as the best in his bloody trade. He prides himself on the fact that he can make all his hits look like accidents. After one particular job, the son of his victim, Steve (Jan-Michael Vincent) pleads with Arthur to teach him ..read more »
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from 971 members
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The Nightcomers
(1972)
Starring: Harry Andrews, Marlon Brando, Thora Hird
Director: Michael Winner
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Bly House, a turn-of-the-century English estate, provides young Miles and Flora with a home after they are orphaned. However, they only find out about the death of their parents through the gardener Peter Quint (Marlon Brando), who becomes a powerful father figure for them both. As the children ..read more »
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from 339 members
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Chato's Land
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Simon Oakland, James Whitmore, Charles Bronson
Director: Michael Winner
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Michael Winner directs this Western frontier thriller starring Charles Bronson as Chato, a half-breed Apache Indian whose life is spent treading the precarious line between two cultures as he tries to balance allegiance to his tribe with his attraction to the white man's world. When he kills a ..read more »
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from 539 members
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Lawman
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: Albert Salmi, Lee J. Cobb, Burt Lancaster
Director: Michael Winner
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Michael Winner directs veterans Robert Ryan, Burt Lancaster and Lee J. Cobb in this western set in Mexico. Marshal Jered Maddox (Lancaster) is a ruthless and dedicated lawman. When a bunch of cowboys on a drunken spree accidentally kill an old man, Maddox pursues them to the town of Sabbath, where ..read more »
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from 452 members
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Hannibal Brooks
(1968)
Starring: Oliver Reed, Michael J. Pollard, John Alderton
Director: Michael Winner
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Stephen Brooks is a prisoner of war, working in a zoo. Seeing an opportunity to escape he takes it, but cannot bear to leave behind the elephant he's been caring for. So both make their way to the Alps.
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from 59 members
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The Jokers
(1967)
Starring: Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Harry Andrews
Director: Michael Winner
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Oliver Reed and Michael Crawford play two brothers who are always trying to find some way to succeed with cleverness rather than simple drudgery. Crawford is constantly living in his brother's shadow as the one who gets caught. After Crawford is forced to resign from the army after an episode of ..read more »
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from 25 members
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The System
on DVD
(1964)
Starring: Jane Merrow, Oliver Reed, David Hemmings
Director: Michael Winner
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Michael Winner directs this cynical tale of sexual mores, set in a British seaside town during the 'mod' invasions of the 1960s. Every year Tinker (Oliver Reed), the 'face', and the rest of the other local youths wait for the influx of summer tourists to descend on their sleepy seaside town. The ..read more »
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from 233 members
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The Cool Mikado
(1962)
Starring: Pete Murray, Bernie Winters, Mike Winters
Director: Michael Winner
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Hank, son of a renowned American judge, joins the army in order to avoid having to marry Kate Shaw, the partner chosen for him by his father. He is posted to Japan where he finds true love with a local girl, Yum-Yum, who, unfortunately, is due to marry Ko-Ko, a local gangster, ensuring a rocky path ..read more »
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from 5 members
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Michael Winner facts
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...ng of the far superior Farewell, My Lovely, filmed only a few years before this Michael Winner slumberfest. My mistake. The Big Sleep sees Robert Mitchum reprise his role as...
