Rescued from oblivion: Michael Klinger, Jewish Independent Producer

Spicer, Andrew

Abstract

This article gives a four-page overview of the career and significance of the British Jewish producer Michael Klinger. It argues for his importance and the varied and sometimes challenging nature of the films he produced, why his career took the shape it did and the problems he encountered from a shrinking and increasingly parochial British film industry.
In addition to contributing to a fuller history of British cinema and Jewish cultural history - Klinger has been almost completely ignored - the article also argues for the importance of studying producers, particularly because Film Studies continues to be dominated by the cult of the director as the most important creative force.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 1, 2012
• Online Publication Date: Apr 30, 2013
• Publication Date: Apr 30, 2013
• Deposit Date: Aug 22, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 23, 2023
• Journal: Jewish Film & New Media
• Print ISSN: 2169-0324
• Electronic ISSN: 2169-0332
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 87-90
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.13110/jewifilmnewmedi.1.1.0087
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11050082