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A womanising seaside photographer meets his match in a stylish London fashion model who steadfastly refuses to become his latest casual conquest. Comedy, starring Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow, John Alderton and Julia Foster
1964
subtitles
Comedy
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Oliver Reed
(Actor)
.. Tinker
Jane Merrow
(Actor)
.. Nicola
John Alderton
(Actor)
.. Nidge
Julia Foster
(Actor)
.. Lorna
David Hemmings
(Actor)
.. David
Michael Winner
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Oliver Reed
(Actor)
.. Tinker
Jane Merrow
(Actor)
.. Nicola
John Alderton
(Actor)
.. Nidge
Julia Foster
(Actor)
.. Lorna
David Hemmings
(Actor)
.. David
Michael Winner
(Director)
Born:
October 30, 1935
in
London
Best Known For:
Directing Death Wish, and his damning restaurant reviews.
Early-life:
Michael Robert Winner was born on October 30, 1935, in London. The son of a property tycoon, he went to a Quaker school in Letchworth, and at 14 was writing film reviews for the Kensington Post. He reluctantly read law at Cambridge, but soon came to enjoy his student days, becoming editor of the prestigious Varsity newspaper. He showed a flair for directing, and was taken on by the BBC before delivering low-budget offerings such as Shoot To Kill and Some Like It Cool.
Career:
Winner began writing screenplays in his 20s, but is best known for directing such movies as Hannibal Brooks, The Jokers, and The Mechanic. His Death Wish movies helped boost Charles Bronson's career. He won first prize at the Cologne Film Festival for his adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's play A Chorus Of Disapproval, and hosted the TV series Michael Winner's True Crimes. He also directed acclaimed stage-play Madame Melville, starring Macaulay Culkin. His forays into journalism as an uncompromising culinary reviewer won him enemies and admirers in equal number, and in 2004 he published his autobiography, Winner Takes All. He died on January 21, 2013 at the age of 77.
Quote:
'Women like to be treasured for themselves. They don't get taken in by men with money. In fact, I did far better when I was an assistant director.'
Trivia:
Winner's ex-partners included Jenny Seagrove and Vanessa Perry.
