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Paul Marc Maslansky (born November 23, 1933) is an American film producer and writer best known for the Police Academy movies.
Paul Maslansky. Paul M. Maslansky (* 23. November 1933 in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Filmproduzent. Leben. Er studierte Jura an der Washington and Lee University in Lexington , wo er 1954 abschloss, sowie an der New York University.
Paul Maslansky was born on 23 November 1933 in Rego Park, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Police Academy (1984) and Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987).
- Producer, Writer, Actor
- November 23, 1933
- Paul Maslansky
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The film is set in France in the early 19th century, after the Napoleonic Wars (1803 – 1815). The voiceover reports that banditry and violence rule the roadways. An ill-fated theatrical troupe of commedia dell'arte performers on tour visits the castle of Count Drago (Christopher Lee). Drago is an embalmerof both animals and humans. He is pre-occupi...
Background
American Warren Kiefer moved to Italy to pursue a career in the film industry. There he met American-born producer Paul Maslansky at Cinecittà. The two got along and decided to make a film together. Kiefer provided the script for Castle of the Living Dead. Maslansky previously worked as a production manager, and had befriended Michael Reeves. Maslansky had already created a documentary film about jazz music in Paris, financed by his uncle. He was in Rome in order to set up his own feature fil...
Production and director
Many sources cite Lorenzo Sabatini as the director of Castle of the Living Dead, but the name was created by Kiefer for tax reasons while creating the film. To complicate it further, the film was a French-Italian co-production, which meant that an Italian director was required to collect certain state subsidies. In the Italian version of the film, Kiefer is credited as only for the story and script while the name Herbert Wise was used as the director. Wise was a pseudonym for Luciano Ricci, K...
Post-production
Maslansky offered the American distribution rights to American International Pictures (AIP), and the Italian distribution rights to Cineriz. Cineriz went bankrupt before the film could be released in Italy. In most European countries, the film's main selling point was the presence of Christopher Leein the cast. There were problems in the film's post-synchronisation process. Initially the film lacked a soundtrack, and the film's continuity sheets were mislaid. The film was eventually dubbed in...
Castle of the Living Dead was released in Italy through distributor Cineriz on August 5, 1964. The film grossed a total of 103.5 million Italian lira on its theatrical run in Italy. The film was released in 1965 in the United States where it was distributed by The Woolner Brothers. The film was modestly successful, and did not lose money. Everyone ...
From a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletindescribed the film as "standard Gothic fare, distinguished only by the presence of Christopher Lee as a mad Count" In a retrospective review, TV Guide gave the film two stars out of five, noting the scenes involving the circus performers' various talents and Donald Sutherlandin three different ro...
Paul Maslansky was born on 23 November 1933 in Rego Park, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Police Academy (1984) and Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987).
- November 23, 1933
Sugar Hill is a 1974 American horror blaxploitation zombie film, directed by Paul Maslansky and starring Marki Bey as the title character who uses voodoo to get revenge on the people responsible for her boyfriend's death.
Paul Maslansky es un director nacido en el año 1933 en Estados Unidos conocido por Loca academia de policía: La serie (Serie de TV) y La venganza de los zombies.
