Michael Winner

Michael Winner

Born: October 30, 1935
Died: January 21, 2013
in London, England, UK
Michael Winner (1935-2013) was a British film director, producer and food critic. He is perhaps best known for directing several movies starring Charles Bronson, including three of the five Death Wish films.

Movies for Michael Winner...

Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
Title: Charles Bronson: The Spirit of Masculinity
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: November 29, 2020
Type: Movie
With his grizzled moustache and chiselled features, Charles Bronson is the embodiment of a slightly archaic, brooding and almost reactionary virility. But who is he really? Often hired to play marginalised Native American or Mexican characters before he was typecast as the image of a lone killer, Bronson was a major figure in the popular cinema of the 1960s and 70s and his stony-faced, physical acting and career are worthy of a second look.
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Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification
Title: Dear Censor…: The Secret Archive of the British Board of Film Classification
Released: September 29, 2011
Type: Movie
Lifting the lid on the world of cinema censorship, this programme has unique access to the files of the British Board of Film Classification. Featuring explicit and detailed exchanges between the censor and film-makers, 'Dear Censor' casts a wry eye over some of the most infamous cases in the history of the board. From the now seemingly innocuous Rebel Without a Cause, the first 'naturist' films and the infamous works of Ken Russell, and up to Rambo III, this frank and surprisingly warm documentary demonstrates how a body created by the industry to safeguard standards and reflect shifts in public opinion has also worked unexpectedly closely with the film-makers themselves to ensure that their work was able reach an audience.
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Burke & Hare
Title: Burke & Hare
Character: Gentleman Passenger
Released: October 29, 2010
Type: Movie
Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist.
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Title: Kate Garraway's Life Stories
Released: February 22, 2009
Type: TV
Celebrities open up to Kate Garraway in intimate and moving interviews.
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Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s
Title: Most Shocking Celebrity Moments of the 80s
Character: Self
Released: December 24, 2007
Type: Movie
Looking back to the 1980's at the celebrities in the press and on television for all the wrong reasons doing all the wrong things. It doesn't matter whether what they did was embarrassing, stupid, ridiculous, career ruining (or sometimes boosting), dangerous or illegal, they were all caught and filmed or photographed, and we will never forget them. Narrated by Isla Blair, with contributions by Simon Donald, Russell Grant, Christine Hamilton, Lauren Harries (also as James Harries), James King, and Michael Winner. These moments included It's a Royal Knockout, Rob Lowe's sex tape, Boy George's heroin problems, Drew Barrymore's childhood meltdown (including taking drugs at a very young age), the many mistakes at The Brits 1989 and many more. Good!
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Who Got Diana Dors's Millions?
Title: Who Got Diana Dors's Millions?
Character: Himself
Released: August 13, 2003
Type: Movie
British cinema's original sex symbol, Diana Dors, left her £2 million fortune in various bank accounts, their details and locations revealed by an apparently uncrackable cipher. In this documentary, everyone from her son Jason Dors Lake to the legendary code-breakers of Bletchley Park try to solve the mystery.
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The Real Oliver Reed
Title: The Real Oliver Reed
Character: Self
Released: January 13, 2000
Type: Movie
A documentary portrait about the life and times of the infamous hellraiser, who died in May 1999 having starred in more than 100 films.
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Title: The Mrs Merton Show
Character: Self
Released: February 10, 1995
Type: TV
The Mrs Merton Show is a mock chat show starring Caroline Aherne as the elderly host Mrs Merton. It ran from 10 February 1995 to 2 April 1998 and was produced by Granada Television and aired on the BBC. The writers included Aherne, Craig Cash, Dave Gorman and Henry Normal. Prior to TV success, Aherne's Mrs Merton character appeared on Frank Sidebottom's album "5/9/88", then made her TV debut on the 1991 Channel 4 gameshow Remote Control, hosted by Anthony H Wilson. The chat show was followed up by a sitcom, Mrs Merton and Malcolm, based on Mrs Merton and her son Malcolm, who was played by Craig Cash.
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Title: Room 101
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 1994
Type: TV
Fast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities each week as they compete to banish their top peeve or worst nightmare to the depths of Room 101.
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Calliope
Title: Calliope
Character: The Director
Released: February 6, 1994
Type: Movie
A writer begins to discover that his femme fatale character has come to life in the real world.
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Decadence
Title: Decadence
Released: January 28, 1994
Type: Movie
Two couples betray the decadence which lurks beneath the surface of high society: Steve, wealthy but ignorant, is engaged in a kinky relationship with Helen, a posh socialite living in Belgravia; meanwhile, Steve's nouveau riche wife Sybil is having an affair with Les, a private eye hired to kill her husband.
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The Diary of Jack the Ripper: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?
Title: The Diary of Jack the Ripper: Beyond Reasonable Doubt?
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1993
Type: Movie
A documentary about the uncovering of a diary supposedly belonging to the legendary serial killer Jack The Ripper himself.
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Title: For the Greater Good
Character: Sir Randolph Spence
Released: March 20, 1991
Type: TV
While three politicians try to reform Britain’s brutal prison system, the tabloid press publish exposés of their scandalous private lives, leaving their careers in peril.
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An Audience with Jackie Mason
Title: An Audience with Jackie Mason
Released: December 27, 1990
Type: Movie
The great American comedian Jackie Mason entertains a celebrity audience including Bruce Forsyth, Barry Humphries, Henry Cooper and Michael Winner.
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Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
Title: Oooh Er Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story
Character: Self
Released: June 1, 1990
Type: Movie
Documentary about the life of Frankie Howerd, with help from friends and colleagues and including highlights from his TV and film career.
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Title: Birds of a Feather
Character: Michael Winner
Released: October 16, 1989
Type: TV
Birds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on ITV from 2013. Starring Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph, it was created by Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran, who also wrote some of the episodes along with many other writers. The first episode sees sisters Tracey Stubbs and Sharon Theodopolopodos brought together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. Sharon, who lived in an Edmonton council flat, moves into Tracey's expensive house in Chigwell, Essex. Their next-door neighbour, and later friend, Dorien Green is a middle-aged married woman who is constantly having affairs with younger men. In the later series the location is changed to Hainault. The series ended on Christmas Eve 1998 after a 9-year-run.
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One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Title: One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: December 25, 1988
Type: Movie
The gloriously glamorous Dame Edna entertains a celebrity audience in this 1988 special.
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Title: Question Time
Character: Self - Panellist
Released: September 25, 1979
Type: TV
This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other public figures who answer pre-selected questions put to them by a carefully selected audience.
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Title: An Audience with...
Character: Self
Released: January 8, 1978
Type: TV
An Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend Television, in which a host, usually a singer or comedian, performs for an invited audience of celebrity guests, interspersed with questions from the audience, in a light hearted revue/tribute style.