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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.
- Producer, Additional Crew, Writer
- November 1, 1920
- Michael Klinger
- September 15, 1989
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.
- November 1, 1920
- September 15, 1989
Rotund, cigar-chomping and ebullient - Sheridan Morley described him in 1975 as resembling “nothing so much as a flamboyant character actor doing impressions of Louis B. Meyer” - Michael Klinger might seem a caricature of the producer, but this image belied a quicksilver intelligence, photographic memory and a cultivated mind.
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 (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 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).
