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Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

What kind of man grabs the Hollywood Dream by the bollocks?
Aug 27, 2023 · 2h 4m
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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!

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Cliff Twemlow
Self (archive footage)
Andy Willis
Self
Barry Twemlow
Self
Brett Sinclair
Self
Brian Sterling
Self
Chris Cooke
Self
C.P. Lee
Self
David Rankin
Self
Directed by Jake West

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Released
Original language
EN
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Production
Severin Films, Nucleus Films
Country
GB
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