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Clive Stanley Donner (21 January 1926 – 6 September 2010) was a British film director who was part of the British New Wave, directing films such as The Caretaker, Nothing but the Best, What's New Pussycat?, and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush.
The Guest: Directed by Clive Donner. With Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence, Robert Shaw, Harold Pinter. While renovating his house in London, Aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but Aston's brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum.
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- Drama
- Clive Donner
- 1964-04-23
Clive Donner. Director: The Guest. British director Clive Donner was born in West Hampstead, London, England. By age 18 he was already working in the film business, as an office clerk at Denham Studios. He eventually became an editor and then graduated to the director's chair.
- Director, Editor, Editorial Department
- January 21, 1926
- Clive Donner
- September 7, 2010
Clive Donner was born in the Priory Nursing Home at 43 Priory Road West Hampstead, in January 1926. He grew up in 31 Peter Avenue, Willesden Green, where his parents Alex and Deborah Donner, lived for most of their lives.
The Caretaker. Clive Donner | 1963 | 105 MINS. UK. To complement the Chichester Festival Theatre’s June/July production of Harold Pinter’s ‘The Caretaker’, we present this classic 1963 film version which benefits from an outstanding cast. In Detail.
While renovating his house in London, the quiet The Caretaker as a play changed the face of modern theatre and made Harold Pinter’s name. This 1963 film version features mesmerising performances from the original cast members, with sensitive direction from Clive Donner, in a study of shared illusion, dispossession and the fraternal bond of ...
Sep 8, 2010 · Depicting the fragile relationships between two brothers and the stranger who enters their home, it's typically uncomfortable Pinter work, but Donner's direction gave it a menacing quality all his own. Born in West Hampstead in 1926, Donner was a Londoner through and through.
