Winner, M. (English spelling) WinnerM

However, as the Italian film industry faced a serious crisis, he closed Dino Città and moved to the United States in 1973, where he began working as an independent filmmaker on an equal footing with the major companies. He believed that "film is about the story, not the stars," and produced films such as The Yakuza (1973) and The Goodbye Dog (1974), directed by Michael Winner (1936- ), starring Charles Bronson, Serpico (1973) and directed by Sidney Lumet (1924- ), starring Al Pacino, Condor (1975) and directed by Sydney Pollack (1934- ), starring Robert Redford, and King Kong (1976), directed by John Guillermin, a remake of the 1933 classic monster movie, establishing his firm position as an independent filmmaker in the United States. Although "King Kong" was a box office failure, the distribution rights were already sold in advance before the film's release, and the filmmaker recouped most of its production costs, earning him legendary praise in the industry for his "skill."

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…　しかし，イタリア映画産業の危機が深刻化すると，〈ディノチッタ〉を閉鎖処分にして73年にアメリカに移り，そこでメジャー各社と対等の立場の独立製作者として活動を始める。〈映画はスターではなくストーリーである〉を持論とし，マイケル･ウイナーMichael Winner(1936‐　)監督，チャールズ･ブロンソン主演の《シンジケート》(1973)，《狼よさらば》(1974)，シドニー･ルメットSidney Lumet(1924‐　)監督，アル･パチーノ主演の《セルピコ》(1973)，シドニー･ポラックSydney Pollack(1934‐　)監督，ロバート･レッドフォード主演の《コンドル》(1975)，さらに1933年につくられたモンスター映画の古典のリメークであるジョン･ギラーミン監督《キング･コング》(1976)を製作し，アメリカにおける独立製作者としての確固たる地位を築いた。《キング･コング》は興行的には失敗したが，すでに公開前に配給権を前売りして製作費の大部分を回収，その〈手腕〉が業界の伝説的な評判になった。…

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