George Harrison’s partner at HandMade Films
A future Aussie who ran Virgin Films for Richard Branson in the 1980s
Masters of “a giggle, a girl and a few innuendos” cinema
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To anyone in middle age or later life, John Cleese is a British institution. As a key member of the Monty Python crew and the co-writer and lead actor in
Execs who ran British Lion and EMI in the 1970s
The “lost decade”
In March 1971, Bryan Forbes resigned as head of production of EMI Films. Nat Cohen [pictured far left] had been making movies for EMI through his own unit, Anglo-EMI, so
"It’s evil therefore it’s serious." Heed those words from a guest appearance character played by co-creator Jemaine Clement, along with Iain Morris (The Inbetweeners) and Taika Waititi, who also appears
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A triumph of big imagination over tiny budget.
From his early days in the outrageous ground-breaking British comedy troupe Monty Python to his hysterical appearances in some of the funniest films ever made, John Cleese has remained a