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The Man Who Got Carter
Michael Klinger, Independent Production and the British Film Industry, 1960-1980
by Andrew Spicer and A. T. McKenna
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Book Presentation:
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 and Get Carter. Despite working with many famous figures, including Michael Caine, Claude Chabrol, Mike Hodges, Lee Marvin and Roman Polanski, Klinger's contribution to British cinema has been ignored.
This definitive book on Klinger, largely based on his previously unseen personal papers, examines his origins in the Sixties' Soho sex industry, sexploitation cinema and 'shockumentaries', through to major international productions, including Shout at the Devil. It reveals how Klinger deftly combined commercial product – the popular 'Confessions' series – with artistic, experimental cinema and highlights the importance of his Jewishness. The book also assesses the essential, often misunderstood role played by the producer.
About the authors:
Andrew Spicer is Reader in Cultural History at the Department of Art and Design, University of the West of England. Anthony McKenna is Research Associate at the Department of Art and Design, University of the West of England. He is the author of Typical Men: The Representation of Masculinity in Popular British Cinema (Tauris, 2003), Sydney Box (2006) and the Historical Dictionary of Film Noir (2010).
See the publisher website: I.B.Tauris
See the complete filmography of Michael Klinger on the website: IMDB ...
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