Documentary · United Kingdom · 2023 · 2h 4m

Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

Director

Cast

Cliff Twemlow as Self (archive footage) Andy Willis as Self Barry Twemlow as Self Brett Sinclair as Self Brian Sterling as Self Chris Cooke as Self

Crew

Vince Knight — Director of Photography Jake West — Editor Simon Boswell — Original Music Composer Carl Daft — Producer David Gregory — Producer

Tagline

What kind of man grabs the Hollywood Dream by the bollocks?

Synopsis

Go back to the 1980s and discover the extraordinary true story of Cliff Twemlow! You’ve never heard of him… but polymath Twemlow was a nightclub bouncer, novelist, composer, singer, screenwriter, producer and actor who was the most prolific indie filmmaker in the UK for a decade! Witness how this 20th-century Renaissance man created his own innovative micro-film industry in Manchester. Shooting his feature films on clunky early pioneering video technology, G.B.H. (1983) was even branded a Video Nasty! A warmly hilarious portrait that will take you back to an era where literally anything could happen. And did!

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Key Collaborators

Jake West Director Vince Knight Director of Photography Jake West Editor Simon Boswell Original Music Composer Carl Daft Producer David Gregory Producer

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