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Privilege is a 1967 British comedy-drama music science fiction film directed by Peter Watkins and produced by John Heyman. Johnny Speight wrote the story, and Norman Bogner wrote the script.
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In 1966, following the collapse of a film which I hoped to develop with Albert Finney’s production company, on the 1916 Easter uprising in Dublin, I was approached by John Heyman, a British artists’ agent, to make a film based on an original screenplay by Johnny Speight, which dealt with the influence of Steven Shorter, a pop star in the 1960s.
Peter Watkins. In the opening scene of Peter Watkins "Privilege," a pop singer is handcuffed, stuffed in a bag and carried to the stage, where two uniformed guards dump him out.
Privilege ( 1967, UK) is a Rock n' Roll film directed by Peter Watkins. Contents: Available DVDs | Blu Ray | Fun Facts | Watch Trailer | Soundtrack | Posters. Main Details. Released on February 28, 1967 (UK) Color. Running Time: 99 Min. Production Co: John Heyman/Peter Watkins Production | World Film Services | Memorial Enterprises.
Jun 9, 2017 · The Heyman-produced “Privilege” (1967), directed by Peter Watkins, imagined a future Britain in which the masses were controlled through their manipulated adoration of a tortured pop star.