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Josef Shaftel (14 March 1919–9 March 1999) was an American film producer, director and writer. He made a number of films in England.
Shaftel was particularly prolific in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1970 he raised seven million pounds to film a slate of six movies for Cinerama. This included The Statue, The Last Grenade, Goodbye Gemini (originally called Ask Agamemnon), The Assassination of Trotsky and Say Hello to Yesterday.
In April 1972 Shaftel announced he would make sixteen films worth $20 million. However by April 1973 he was in receivership.
He declared bankruptcy in 1976.
Selected credits
= Film
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The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1952) aka The Paris Express - producer
The Naked Dawn (1955) - producer
No Place to Hide (1956) - producer, director
The Naked Hills (1956) - producer, director, writer
The Biggest Bundle of Them All (1968) - producer, story
The Bliss of Mrs Blossom (1968) - producer, story
The Last Grenade (1970) - producer
Goodbye Gemini (1970) - producer
Say Hello to Yesterday (1971) - producer
The Statue (1971) - producer
The Trojan Women (1971) - executive producer
The Assassination of Trotsky (1972) - executive producer
Where Does It Hurt? (1972) - executive producer
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) - executive producer
The Spiral Staircase (1975) - executive producer
The Sell-Out (1976) - producer
Gulliver's Travels (1977) - executive producer
Erotic Images (1983) - executive producer
My Therapist (1983) - executive producer
= Television
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The Californians (1957) - writer
General Electric Theatre - producer
The Untouchables (1959-61) - producer
US Steel Hour (1961) - producer
Straightaway (1961–1962 television series) - producer
The Beachcomber (1962) - producer
Summer Playhouse (1964) - producer
References
External links
Josef Shaftel at IMDb
Joseph Shaftel Productions at BGI
Josef Shaftel at TCMDB
Josef Shaftel at BFI