Tony Klinger
Six Finger Productions with AR Media & Give-Get-Go Films & The Ted Lewis Centre present …
‘Dirty, Sexy and Totally Iconic’ is a documentary celebration of the 50th anniversary of British pop-noir classic ‘Get Carter’, a film rated by many as the best British gangster film of all time and billed as the “Best British Film ever” by Time Out magazine.
Producer and Presenter, Tony Klinger takes the viewer on a fascinating, personal and emotional journey to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the great film production of his father, the late Michael Klinger. The documentary traces all the elements that went into the iconic film, including fascinating interviews with some of the stars and crew including legendary actor Michael Caine and Director Mike Hodges.
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We have just started work on a brilliant story about Amanda Harrison undertaking a huge journey following her triumph over cancer, and trying to encourage women over the world to get into STEM fields. We will be sharing updates of her journey throughout the experience and will be producing a feature documentary film. It is proudly our first Give-Get=Go film.
To celebrate and promote women in aviation and engineering Amanda will be flying her 1942 Tiger Moth (DH82a) from the UK to Darwin in Australia. Her plan is to do this starting 11th May this year.
AT A SPECIAL SCREENING AT THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT OF ‘SISTERS’ THE STORY OF THE YOUNG WOMEN IN ‘ZOHRA’ THE ONLY ALL-FEMALE ORCHESTRA IN AFGHANISTAN. FLICK DRUMMOND MP CO-CHAIR OF THE ALL-PARLIAMENTARY GROUP FOR WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY CALLS ON THE TALIBAN ‘TO IMMEDIATELY REOPEN THE MUSIC INSTITUTE IN AFGHANISTAN SO THAT THE CHILDREN CAN LEARN TO CELEBRATE THE MUSICAL CULTURE OF AFGHANISTAN.’
‘SISTERS’ producer Tony Klinger met with MP’s and representatives of the House of Lords on Tuesday 19th October at a special screening at the Houses of Parliament of the documentary feature film ‘SISTERS’. A true story by musician and director Dan Blackwell as he investigates the lives of the members of ‘Zohra’ the first and last all-female orchestra in Afghanistan.
‘I was delighted to host this amazing film and thank Tony Klinger for bringing it to Westminster. Everyone should see this film and see the joy of music in the young Afghan women’s faces. The music institute has now been closed down and I urge the new leadership to reopen it immediately so that Afghan children can learn to celebrate the musical culture of Afghanistan.’ FLICK DRUMMOND MP
“I made my film this year because I am now the same age as my dad was when he died;” said Tony, “I want to share why I and many others loved and respected my father.”
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​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.
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This film has been rated by many as the best British gangster film of all time, and recently was recognised as the Best British Film ever by Time Out magazine.
Full Circle is a 2008 documentary film about the INS Dakar, an Israeli submarine that disappeared in 1968, the wreckage of which was found in 1999. Full Circle tells the tale of a son's unrelenting investigation to find his lost father and 68 fellow submariners. “The Men of the INS Dakar – Never Forgotten”.
In 1968, submariner Dan Manor was lost at sea with 68 fellow submariners. Dan was returning home to Israel aboard the INS Dakar to see his newborn son Arnon, when tragedy struck.
London-born motorcycle stunt rider Eddie Kidd stars as Dave Munday, a motorcycle messenger who lives with his eccentric, tough and extremely with-it grandma (Irene Handl) in a small seaside town. Dave is bored with his job but sticks with it because of the opportunities it gives him to fantasise with his bike as a stunt rider. One day, Dave sees a giant poster challenging all comers to beat American champion stunt rider Judas S. Chariot (Bill Mitchell) to jump the Devil's Leap - a disused railway viaduct across the Blackwater River in Essex - and win a gold plated dream machine. Dave rallies his friends around him at a local gig and the challenge is accepted. Marvin Ravensdorf (Murray Salem) is the flamboyant promoter of the big biking show and gives a dazzling party at a leading hotel, at which Dave makes a spectacular entrance and busts the party wide open. ​
Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us an "inside look" at this famous rock group, The Who. It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initial formation of the group to its major hit "Who Are You", and features the last performance of drummer Keith Moon just prior to his death.
