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Michael Deeley (born 6 August 1932) is an Academy Award-winning British film producer known for motion pictures such as The Italian Job (1969), The Deer Hunter (1978), and Blade Runner (1982). He is also a founding member and Honorary President of British Screen Forum .
Michael Deeley, who oversaw the film's UK distribution, claimed on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs that Warren Beatty had flown to London and demanded that the sex scene—featuring then girlfriend Julie Christie—be cut from the film.
The lead role was given to Peter O'Toole for a fee of $250,000. A number of other stars had turned it down including Warren Beatty, Robert Redford and Lee Marvin. His female co-star was his real-life wife Siân Phillips. The couple had appeared together in the 1964 film Becket and the 1969 musical film Goodbye, Mr. Chips. O'Toole wanted to play ...
Apr 30, 2009 · Warren Beatty wanted Deeley to cut the sex scene between Donald Sutherland and Beatty’s girlfriend Julie Christie from “Don’t Look Now,” but Deeley wouldn’t budge.
Oscar-winning film producer Michael Deeley has produced more than 20 movies, including such classics as The Italian Job, The Deer Hunter and Blade Runner. He has made films for Universal, Paramount, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Columbia, United Artists, EMI, HBO, CBS and NBC.
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He became General Manager and Producer of London production company Woodfall Films in the early 60s, which produced Oscar-winning film Tom Jones (1963) and the Palme d'Or-winning The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965). As an independent producer in the late 60s, Michael scored a big hit with The Italian Job (1969).
Jan 8, 1999 · Our attempts to track down Michael Deeley were unsuccessful. The closest we came to Deeley was Barry Spikings, his joint managing director at British Lion. The pair went on to run EMI films,...
