PIERRE SPENGLER
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Pierre Spengler started in the industry in 1964 on the film PARIS SECRET and went on working as an assistant director, assistant editor and a production assistant on such major films as THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT starring Katharine Hepburn(1968), LE MANS starring Steve Mc Queen(1969) and THE LIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD staring Kirk Douglas(1970).
He went on to production responsibilities within the Salkind Organisation and soon was in charge of producing all of their films including the internationally successful THE THREE MUSKETEERS, THE FOUR MUSKETEERS, SUPERMAN I, SUPERMAN II, SUPERMAN III and SANTA CLAUS.
Since 1986, he has been independent and has produced such motion pictures as THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS and UNDERGROUND (Golden Palm in Cannes 1995) and co produced more than 20 films out of the United Kingdom including UNLEASHED starring Jet Li and Morgan Freeman, Guy Ritchie’s REVOLVER starring Jason Statham, and 7 SECONDS starring Wesley Snipes.
In addition to his activities in the United Kingdom, he co founded in 2000 the production company Cadenza Films in the Netherlands which produced SNAPSHOTS, TIRZA and SUSKIND.
In the recent past, in addition to his regular production activities he has been involved in the development of a number of films based upon the prestigious Humanoids graphic novel catalogue. Due for production in 2013 and 2014 are BOUNCER based on the comic book series by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Francois Boucq, LEGION based on the comic series by Fabien Nury and John Cassaday, screenplay by Richard Stanley directed by Nacho Cerda, and a feature film based upon the comic book THE ZOMBIES THAT ATE THE WORLD to be directed by Erik Canuel. Other projects currently in development will be announced shortly.
Pierre Spengler is married to Tatjana Sauka Spengler, a scientist, and they have a daughter, Neretva, born in 2008. They live in Oxford, United Kingdom. Through his previous marriage to Agnes L’Helgoualch he is the father of Oona Spengler a documentary filmmaker and Erwan Spengler a veterinarian.
FILMS:
2011 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Film: SUSKIND Directed by Rudolf Van den Berg Starring: Jeroen Spitzenberger, Karl Markovic
2011 ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Film: ROUGE BRESIL Directed by Sylvain Archambault Starring Stellan Skarsgard, Joaquim de Almeida
2010 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Film: TIRZA Directed By Rudolf Van den Berg Starring :Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Sylvia Hoeks
2007 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Film: IT’S HARD TO BE NICE Directed By Srdjan Vuletic Starring Sasa Petrovic
2006 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Film: NAFAKA Directed By Jasmin Durakovic Starring Aleksandar Seksan, Lucija Serbezija
PRODUCER Film : FLIGHT OF FURY directed by Michael Keutsch
Starring Steven Seagal
PRODUCER Film : ATTACK FORCE directed by Michael Keutsch Starring Steven Seagal
PRODUCER Film: PUMPKINHEAD III Directed By Jake West Starring Lance Herriksen
PRODUCER Film: PUMPKINHEAD IV Directed By Mike Hurst Starring Lance Herriksen
PRODUCER Film: THE HARD CORPS Directed by Sheldon Lettich starring Jean Claude Van Damme
2005 PRODUCER Film : SHADOW MAN (aka TOY MAN) directed by Michael Keutsch Starring Steven Seagal
PRODUCER Film : RAZOR’SEDGE Directed by Pooh Chi Leong Starring Wesley Snipes
PRODUCER Film: INCUBUS Directed By Anya Camilieri Starring Tara Reid
PRODUCER Film: SECOND IN COMMAND Directed by Simon Fellows starring Jean Claude Van Damme
2003/2004 CO-PRODUCER Film REVOLVER directed by Guy Ritchie starring Jason Statham
CO-PRODUCER Film: THE TRAIL Directed by Eric Valli Starring Julian Sands
PRODUCER Film: The MARKSMAN(aka the Painter) Directed by Markus Adams Starring Wesley Snipes
CO-PRODUCER Film MAN WITH A MOVIE CAMERA directed by Bernard Rose
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PRODUCER Film 7 SECONDS directed by Simon Fellows Starring Wesley Snipes
PRODUCER Film: BLESSED directed by Simon Fellows Starring Heather Graham, James Purefoy
2002/2003 CO-PRODUCER Film: UNLEASHED (aka DANNY THE DOG) directed by Louis Leterrier, produced by Luc Besson starring: Jet Li, Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Film: SUMMER IN THE GOLDEN VALLEY directed by Srdjan Vuletic
PRODUCER Film: METHOD Directed by Duncan Roy Starring: Elisabeth Hurley, Jeremy Sisto
2002 CO-PRODUCER Film: STRATOSPHERE GIRL directed by :MX OBERG starring: Chloé Vinkel, John NG
2000-01 PRODUCER Film: SNAPSHOTS Directed by Rudolf van den Berg With Burt Reynolds, Julie Christie, Carmen Chaplin
1997-99 PRODUCER Film: JOAN OF ARC directed by Ronald F. Maxwell (pre-production)
PRODUCER Film: PROGENITOR directed by Patrick Read Johnson (preparation)
PRODUCER Film: ISLAND OF THE MOON Directed by Michael Cimino (development)
1995-96 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER UNDERGROUND T.V. Series (6 Episodes) directed by Emir Kusturica
1993-95 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Film: UNDERGROUND by Emir Kusturica Golden Palm Cannes 1995
1992 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Film: THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Rusty Lemorande with Patsy Kensit, Julian Sands Stephane Audran
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1990-91 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TV Series: SHADOW OVER MOSCOW by Alexander Proschkin
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Film: RAINBOW THIEF by Alejandro Jodorowsky with Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Film: THE DEATH OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE by Boris Blank
1987-89 PRODUCER Film: THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS by Richard Lester with Oliver Reed, Michael York, Richard Chamberlain, Philippe Noiret, etc.
1984-85 PRODUCER Film: SANTA CLAUS by Jeannot Szwarcz with Dudley Moore, John Lithgow
1983 EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Film: SUPERGIRL by Jeannot (UNCREDITED) Szwarcz with Faye Dunaway
Film: WHERE IS PARSIFAL by Henry Helman with Tony Curtis, Orson Welles, etc.
1981-82 PRODUCER Film: SUPERMAN III by Richard Lester with Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn
1979-80 PRODUCER Film: SUPERMAN II by Richard Lester with Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp
1977-78 PRODUCER Film: SUPERMAN by Richard Donner with Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve.
1976 PRODUCER AND CO-WRITER Film: THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER by Richard Fleischer with Oliver Reed, Charlton Heston, Rex Harrisson, Raquel Welch, etc.
1975 PRODUCER Film: FOLIES BOURGEOISES by Claude Chabrol with Bruce Dern, Stephane Audran, Ann Margret
1974 PRODUCER Film: THE FOUR MUSKETEERS by Richard Lester with 4
Charlton Heston, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain
1973 PRODUCER Film: THE THREE MUSKETEERS by Richard Lester with Charlton Heston, Raquel Welch, Faye Dunaway, Richard Chamberlain, etc.
1972 PRODUCER Film: BLUE BEARD by Edward Dmytryk with Richard Burton, Raquel Welch, Virna Lisi, Nathalie Delon, etc.
1971 ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Film: KILL by Romain Gary with Jean Seberg, James Mason, Stephen Boyd.
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