Donald Cammell

Director, Screenwriter

About

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Also Known As

Franklin Brauner

Birth Place

United Kingdom

Born

January 07, 1934

Died

April 24, 1996

Cause of Death

Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

Filmography

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Wild Side (1996)

White of the Eye (1987)

Demon Seed (1977)

Performance (1970)

Lucifer Rising (1980)

La Collectionneuse (1967)

Photos & Videos

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Performance (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Memo From Turner

Performance (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Cog In An Organ

Family & Companions

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Maria Andipa

Wife

Actor. Greek; divorced.

China Cammell

Wife

Screenwriter. Married from 1978 until his death.

Biography

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

Wild Side (1996)

White of the Eye (1987)

Demon Seed (1977)

Performance (1970)

Cast (Feature Film)

Lucifer Rising (1980)

La Collectionneuse (1967)

Writer (Feature Film)

Wild Side (1996)

White of the Eye (1987)

Performance (1970)

The Touchables (1968)

Producer (Feature Film)

Wild Side (1996)

Performance (1970)

Associate Producer

Life Events

1968

First produced screenplay "Duffy"

1970

Co-directed (with Nicholas Roeg) "Performance", starring Mick Jagger

1977

Directed "Demon Seed"

1995

Made final film "Wild Side"; unreleased at time of his death, it later found cult status on HBO

Videos

Performance (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Memo From Turner Mick Jagger with his band wrote and recorded this number for his character "Turner," who dresses down the gangsters (Anthony Morton, John Bindon et al) in a scene occurring in the mind of Chas (James Fox) from Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell's Performance, 1970.

Performance (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Cog In An Organ Top London gangster Harry (Johnny Shannon) is explaining things to victim Joey (Anthony Valentine) and scolding thug Chas (James Fox) for over-enthusiasm, early in Performance, 1970, directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg.

Performance (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Opening, Bachelor James Fox and Anne Sidney in the unorthodox and R-rated opening of Performance, 1970, directed by writer Donald Cammell and cinematographer Nicholas Roeg, also starring Mick Jagger, vocal by Randy Newman.

Performance (1970) -- (Movie Clip) We Push The Buttons Pherber (Anita Pallenberg) is bandaging Chas (James Fox) while Turner (Mick Jagger) performs an improvised talking-blues not available on the soundtrack to Performance, 1970.

Performance (1970) -- (Movie Clip) Poor White Hound Dog Soundtrack cut from gospel singer and Rolling Stones supporting vocalist Merry Clayton, as Chas (James Fox), half through his make-over, pops in on Turner (Mick Jagger) and Performance, 1970, looks very much like a film co-directed by its cinematographer, Nicolas Roeg.

Demon Seed -- (Movie Clip) Brainwashed Into Wanting Susan (Julie Christie), in her automated home, establishing herself as psychologist and humanist, handling volatile patient Amy (Dana Laurita), in Demon Seed, 1977.

Demon Seed -- (Movie Clip) Try To Behave Rationally Susan (Julie Christie) makes the dramatic discovery that big Proteus 4 (voice of Robert Vaughn) has taken over little computer Alfred, which runs her home, in Demon Seed, 1977, directed by Donald Cammell.

Demon Seed -- (Movie Clip) Proteus 4 Researcher Alex (Fritz Weaver) is narrating the history of the battleship-sized computer Proteus 4, then returning to his extra modern home, opening Demon Seed, 1977, from a novel by Dean R. Koontz.

Family

Charles Cammell

Father

Poet.

David Cammell

Brother

Producer. Survived him.

Companions

Maria Andipa

Wife

Actor. Greek; divorced.

China Cammell

Wife

Screenwriter. Married from 1978 until his death.

Bibliography

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