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Forming the production company Winkler-Chartoff Productions, Winkler began producing films with his partner Robert Chartoff in the late 1960s. Their first effort (along with Judd Bernard ), was Double Trouble (1967) starring Elvis Presley .
- Film director, producer
- B.A. New York University
- May 28, 1931 (age 92), New York City, U.S.
Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, Charles Winkler, David Winkler and William Chartoff have produced the latest installment of the Academy Award winning franchise ROCKY starring: Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan and Tessa Thompson with Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station) directing.
Career. Chartoff produced more than 30 movies, including the Rocky film series boxing series. He and fellow producer Irwin Winkler won an Academy Award for Best Picture for its 1976 debut film, Rocky .
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- 1967–2015
- Film producer
View full company info for Chartoff-Winkler Productions (US) 1. Creed. 2015 2h 13m PG-13. 7.6 (306K) Rate. 82 Metascore. The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed. Votes 305,627.
YearFilm2015201420142013Apr 16, 2024 · Chartoff-Winkler Productions. Credits. Background. This is the production company of film producing duo Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler, best known for producing the Rocky franchise, for which they won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1976.
Going on a three-and-a-half day writing marathon, he produced a rough screenplay. That screenplay ultimately reached the producing team of Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff, knowledgeable filmmakers who, at the time, had already brought more than 25 films to the screen.
After producers Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff became interested in the script, they offered Sylvester Stallone an unprecedented $350,000 for the rights. He had $106 in the bank and no car, and was trying to sell his dog because he couldn't afford to feed him, but he refused to sell unless they agreed to allow him to star in the film.
