Lindsay Shonteff
Lindsay Shonteff | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lindsay Craig Shonteff November 5, 1935 |
| Died | March 11, 2006 (aged 70) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, Film producer |
Lindsay Craig Shonteff (5 November 1935 – 11 March 2006) was a Canadian born film director, film producer and screenwriter who achieved fame for low-budget films produced in the United Kingdom.
Biography
Lindsay Shonteff was born in Toronto, Ontario and made his directing, producing, editing and screenwriting debut in 1959 with a Canadian made Western The Hired Gun/The Last Gunfighter that he edited in his own home.[1] After the film's release, Shonteff went to England following his friend and fellow Canadian Sidney J. Furie.
Shonteff's debut in Britain was
This film led to interest from Columbia Pictures for a contract but Shonteff argued over the matter and the contract did not come through.[3]
Shonteff then filmed the "African horror adventure" Curse of Simba (aka Curse of the Voodoo) in 1965 for Gordon.[4]
The same year, he co-wrote and directed a
Shonteff collaborated again with Ward on Run with the Wind in 1966. He then directed Harry Alan Towers's The Million Eyes of Sumuru in 1967.
In 1969, Shonteff directed the rarely seen crime film Clegg, followed in 1970 by the horror film Night After Night After Night and the cult film Permissive which explored the world of groupies. In addition, Shonteff directed the 1971 sex drama The Yes Girls and the rarely seen crime thriller The Fast Kill in 1972. He then directed the cult exploitation film Big Zapper in 1973, and its sequel, The Swordsman, the following year.
With the publicity battle between the rival
Later life and death
Shonteff's later work included
Shonteff died on the last day of production of his final film Angels, Devils, and Men.
When he died, he was married to his wife of over 44 years, Christina.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1961 | The Hired Gun | |
| 1964 | Devil Doll | |
| 1965 | Curse of Simba | Also known as: Curse of the Voodoo and Voodoo Blood Death |
| 1965 | Licensed to Kill | |
| 1966 | Run with the Wind | |
| 1967 | The Million Eyes of Sumuru | |
| 1969 | Night After Night After Night | Credited as Lewis J. Force |
| 1970 | Clegg | Also known as The Bullet Machine |
| 1970 | Permissive | |
| 1971 | The Yes Girls | Credited as Anton Schiller |
| 1972 | The Fast Kill | |
| 1973 | Big Zapper | |
| 1974 | The Swordsman | |
| 1976 | Spy Story | |
| 1977 | No. 1 of the Secret Service | |
| 1979 | Licensed to Love and Kill | |
| 1982 | How Sleep the Brave | Credited as Lyndon James Swift |
| 1984 | The Killing Edge | |
| 1984 | Lipstick and Blood | Credited as Robert Bauer |
| 1990 | Number One Gun | |
| 1992 | The Running Gun | |
| 2004 | Ice Cold in Phoenix | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Angels, Devils and Men |
References
- ^ p. 300 Morris, Peter Canada in The International Movie Industry SIU Press, 2000
- ^ Weaver, Tom Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Movies: The Mutant Melding of Two Classic Interviews 1999 McFarland & Co
- ^ Bryce, Allan Nickels and Dimes and No Time. The Ups and Downs of Lindsay Shonteff featured in Jaworzyn, S Shock Xpress" The Essential Guide to Exploitation Cinema Titan 1994
- ^ Weaver, Tom Return of the B Science Fiction and Horror Movies: The Mutant Melding of Two Classic Interviews 1999 McFarland
- ^ http://www.britmovie.uk[permanent dead link]
- ^ Wood, Linda British Films 1971-1981 BFI 1983
- ^ http://www.lindsayshonteff.com Archived 2007-12-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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