Blade Runners, Deer Hunters and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off

MICHAEL DEELEY is a film producer whose films include The Italian Job (1969), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1975), The Deer Hunter (1978, for which he won an Oscar®) and Blade Runner (1982). As managing director and later owner of British Lion Films he oversaw Nicolas Roeg’s Don’t Look Now (1973) and Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man (1973) He later become president of EMI Films inc. Deeley was a founding member of the British Screen Advisory Council and is now honorary president. He divides his time between California and London. MATTHEW FIELD began his writing career with the book The Making of The Italian Job and later co-produced a feature-length documentary about the film for Paramount Pictures. In 2008, he penned the autobiography of Oscar-winning film producer Michael Deeley: Blade Runners, Deer Hunters and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off! He was an editorial consultant on the film Everything or Nothing, which marked the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film series, and regularly contributes on the world of Bond for MI6 Confidential and Cinema Retro. He currently serves on the board of directors of The Ian Fleming® Foundation and works full-time for a leading London-based entertainment PR agency.

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