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Michael John Tuchner (24 June 1932 – 17 February 2017) was a British film and theatre director. Born in Berlin, to German-Jewish parents, he was seven years old when his family moved to Britain with the rise of the Nazis.
Michael Tuchner (1932-2017) was a director and producer of TV shows and movies, such as Play for Today, Whicker's World and Fear Is the Key. He was born in Berlin, Germany, and moved to Britain with his family as a child.
- Director, Producer, Editor
- June 24, 1932
- Michael Tuchner
- February 17, 2017
Mar 23, 2017 · TV and film director who won a Bafta award for the BBC play Bar Mitzvah Boy
Michael Tuchner. Director. 24 June 1934 to 17 February 2017. A German director who moved to Britain as a child, Tuchner’s prolific career saw him direct over 40 movies for the big and small screen including Villain (1971), The Likely Lads (1976) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982).
Director of Villain who passed a bizarre test to satisfy Richard Burton and later gave Ben Kingsley his first film role. Before Michael Tuchner could direct his first feature film, a gritty, Krayinspired gangland drama titled Villain (1971), he had to pass a test.
Aug 11, 2000 · Back to the Secret Garden: Directed by Michael Tuchner. With Joan Plowright, Cherie Lunghi, Aled Roberts, Florence Hoath. Lizzie, an American orphan with a green thumb, gets to stay at an orphanage at an English manor after WWII, where she explores a secret garden with a magical door.
Michael Tuchner was born on 24 June 1932 in Berlin, Germany. Michael was a director and producer, known for Play for Today (1970), Whicker's World (1959) and Fear Is the Key (1972). Michael was married to Dina Eaton and Gillian Barton Cook.
