7.0 Scorpio (1973) 7.0 Death Wish (1974) 6.9 Death Wish II (1982) | Links: |
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Michael Winner (Britain, 1935) debuted with the thrillers
Shoot to Kill (1960) and
Murder on the Campus (1961) and with the musicals
Climb Up the Wall (1960),
Play It Cool (1962) and
The Cool Mikado (1963)
from Gilbert & Sullivan.
Some Like It Cool (1962) and West 11 (1963) were his first major films. He teamed up with Oliver Reed for three films: The System (1964), The Jokers (1967) He directed the comedies You Must Be Joking (1965) and Hannibal Brooks (1969), the westerns Lawman (1971) and Chato's Land (1972), the horror The Nightcomers (1971), the thriller The Mechanic (1972). Stone Killer (1973): un poliziotto duro combatte una gang mafiosa che ha compiuto una strage servendosi dei reduci del Vietnam. Scorpio (1973): un killer (Delon), incaricato di sopprimere una presunta spia (Lancaster) di cui ha grande stima sospettato di aver favorito un agente sovietico mentre è semplicemente un vecchio amico, si trova coinvolto in una carneficina di agenti segreti che prova l'assurda crudeltà di quegli ambienti. Winner e` soprattutto celebre per aver iniziato la serie di Death Wish (1974), uno dei tanti film in cui un cittadino qualsiasi diventa un giustiziere senza pieta`. Death Wish II (1982) sara` pura violenza. In Death Wish III (1985) Bronson vendica l'omicidio di un vecchio Then came two mediocre films: the comedy Won Ton Ton the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) and His films became worse than mediocre, even embarrassing. The Big Sleep (1978) is yet another adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel. The Wicked Lady (1983) is a remake of a 1945 movie. A Chorus of Disapproval (1989) is an adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's musical. Even worse the horror Scream for Help (1984), the superhero movie Captain America (1990), the comedy Bullseye (1990), Dirty Weekend (1993), which is an adaptation of Helen Zahavi's novel, and Parting Shots (1999). |
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