Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

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2023-08-27

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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Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

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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!

Released

2023-08-27

Runtime

124

Director

Jake West

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

Production

Severin Films

Nucleus Films

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    Cliff Twemlow

    Cliff Twemlow
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    Andy Willis

    Andy Willis
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    Barry Twemlow

    Barry Twemlow
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    Brett Sinclair

    Brett Sinclair
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    Brian Sterling

    Brian Sterling
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    Chris Cooke

    Chris Cooke
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    C.P. Lee

    C.P. Lee
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    David Rankin

    David Rankin
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    Howard Arundel

    Howard Arundel
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    Jane Cunliffe

    Jane Cunliffe
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    John Barry

    John Barry
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    John Saint Ryan

    John Saint Ryan
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    Martin Unsworth

    Martin Unsworth
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    Max Beesley Snr

    Max Beesley Snr
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    Oliver Tobias

    Oliver Tobias
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    Paul Flanagan

    Paul Flanagan
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    Steve Powell

    Steve Powell
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    Steve Tomkow

    Steve Tomkow
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    Stuart Hurst

    Stuart Hurst
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    Ginette Gray

    Ginette Gray
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    David Kent-Watson

    David Kent-Watson