Film

Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

2023 · 2h 4m · Documentary

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

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8.0

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!

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

Howard Arundel

Self

Jane Cunliffe

Self

John Barry

Self

John Saint Ryan

Self

Martin Unsworth

Self

Max Beesley Snr

Self

Oliver Tobias

Self

Paul Flanagan

Self

• Jake WestDirector · Editor
• Carl DaftProducer
• David GregoryProducer
• Vince KnightDirector of Photography
• Simon BoswellOriginal Music Composer

Trailer

Release date

August 27, 2023

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 4m

Genres

Documentary