Michael Klinger(1920-1989)

Michael Klinger was born just a short distance from London's Wardour Street, the centre of Britain's film industry in which he would later become well known. He trained for and became a structural engineer for ten years. He then acquired some holiday resort concessions, worked as a disc jockey working for the B.B.C. He established ties with night clubs and moved closer to show business. In 1960 he actually entered the film business when he acquired property and built modern cinemas in London and the Midlands. Film production seemed a logical next step and in most cases they contained new talent or had a quality, either artistic or commercial that set them apart. Roman Polanski made his first English speaking film 'Repulsion' with Michael and introduced Catherine Deneuve to the screen. Michael followed this with another Polanski film- 'Cul - de - Sac' which won him many international awards. Various films followed then came a big international box office hit with Michael Caine in 'Get Carter'.