Christopher Sykes

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Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema Trailer

He made a number of films with and about the American physicist Richard Feynman, including 'The Pleasure of Finding Things Out', 'Fun to Imagine' and 'The Quest for Tannu Tuva'. He filmed a memorable encounter with Bob Dylan for the BBC Omnibus documentary 'Getting to Dylan' and made a trilogy about the one-time Hollywood mogul and head of Cannon films Menahem Golan.

Most Popular Christopher Sykes Trailers

Total trailers found: 16

Before the Massacre Trailer (1982)

20 October 1982

A BBC documentary about medical volunteers and their patients at the Gaza Hospital in West Beirut in the aftermath of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the siege and bombardment of West Beirut, home to the PLO and the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Chatila.

Golan: A Farewell to Mr Cinema Trailer (2015)

25 August 2015

The final documentary in Christopher Sykes’ trilogy about legendary Palestinian-born Israeli movie director, producer, and studio mogul Menahem Golan looks back to the prolific filmmaker’s great Hollywood days, then forward to reveal a man who, in his eighties, still buzzes with energy, talking lovingly about what inspires him as he anticipates making a new blockbuster and receiving the Oscar he’s always wanted.

Wittgenstein: A Wonderful Life Trailer (1989)

17 April 1989

The life and work of the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.

The Strange Life and Death of Dr Turing Trailer (1992)

12 February 1992

A biographical account of the life and work of mathematician, codebreaker and computer visionary, Alan Turing.

Shooting Versace Trailer (1998)

22 February 1998

Can Menahem Golan and Sam Lupowitz beat Hollywood to the screen with their ultra-low budget account of the Versace murder?

The Last Moguls Trailer (1986)

23 May 1986

Israeli Go-Go Boys Golan and Globus at the height of their careers - everybody is working for Cannon!

No Ordinary Genius Trailer (1993)

25 January 1993

An intimate, moving, and funny account of the remarkable life and times of Richard Feynman—the most extraordinary scientist of his age.

Dear Mr. Tzabar, Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004

A short film about the late, celebrated Israeli journalist, poet, artist and satirist SHIMON TZABAR, and his last public protest against the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, made shortly before his death in 2007 after forty years of self-imposed exile in London.

The Quest for Tannu Tuva Trailer (1988)

04 July 1988

The story of physicist Richard Feynman's fascination with - and efforts to visit - a remote country in the center of Asia, called Tannu Tuva, "the land where the reindeer meets the camel".

After the Massacre Trailer (1983)

05 July 1983

97 British soldiers are sent to Beirut as part of the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in the wake of the September 1982 Sabra-Chatilla massacre.

Getting to Dylan Trailer (1987)

19 September 1987

In 1987, Christopher Sykes interviewed Bob Dylan. Their meeting revealed a side of Dylan that is rarely seen - direct, playful and fully engaged in the conversation.

Exiles: Edward Said Trailer (1988)

23 June 1988

Edward Said, critic, tells his story and the story of Palestine.

Letters from an Indian Clerk Trailer (1987)

29 October 1987

The story of how, in 1914, the self-taught Indian mathematical genius SRINIVASA RAMANUJAN came to England and Trinity College, Cambridge, to work with the great British pure mathematician GH Hardy.

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Trailer (1981)

23 November 1981

Richard Feynman was a scientific genius with - in his words - a "limited intelligence". This dichotomy is just one of the characteristics that made him a fascinating subject.

To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion Trailer (2003)

26 March 2003

Top scientists want to build a nuclear bomb-powered spaceship to visit Mars and the planets.

The Slatemakers Trailer (1980)

01 December 1980

A look at the decline of the 200-year-old slate roofing tile industry in North Wales, which once supported thousands of workers and their families and since dwindled to just a few working quarries.