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Michael Tuchner (1932-2017) was a British film and theatre director of German-Jewish origin. He directed TV plays, documentaries, commercials and feature films such as The Likely Lads, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Back to the Secret Garden.
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).
Michael Tuchner Biography (1934-) Original name, Michael John Tuchner; born June 24, 1934, in Berlin, Germany;immigrated to the United States, 1978; son of Martin and Rosa (maiden name, Wolochwiansky) Tuchner; married Gillian Barton Cook, October 9, 1940 (divorced, 1977); married Geraldine June, June 2, 1981; children: Rebecca, Louise, Jonathan.
Michael Tuchner. 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.
When director Michael Tuchner passed away in early 2017, The Guardian described him in their obituary as, “an unshowy man who allowed the performances and narrative to dominate a film.”
