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Paul Hitchcock(1932-2023)

  • Production Manager
  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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After serving his apprenticeship at Pinewood Studios (in the budgeting department) he later went on to work for United Artists as a production executive, and in 1966 became Head of Production for Paramount Pictures and then 1969-1992 was head of production for Warner Bros. He later became an independent producer on big budget movies such as the first two Mission: Impossible films, The Man In The Iron Mask, Phantom Of The Opera and Fred Claus.

He worked on over 100 films ranging from Khartoum to The Italian Job, Oh What A Lovely War, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lindon, The Shining, Superman 2 and Batman (1989).
BornFebruary 1932
Died2023
BornFebruary 1932
Died2023
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Known for

Val Kilmer and Elisabeth Shue in The Saint (1997)
The Saint
6.2
  • Producer
  • 1997
Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible
7.2
  • Producer
  • 1996
Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler in The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
The Phantom of the Opera
7.2
  • Producer
  • 2004
Clint Eastwood in Firefox (1982)
Firefox
5.9
  • Producer
  • 1982

Credits

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Production Manager



  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
    Empire of the Sun
    7.7
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    Full Metal Jacket
    8.2
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Christopher Lambert and Andie MacDowell in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
    6.4
    • executive in charge of production
    • 1984
  • Sean Connery in Outland (1981)
    Outland
    6.6
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1981
  • The Shining (1980)
    The Shining
    8.4
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Barry Lyndon (1975)
    Barry Lyndon
    8.1
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)
    A Clockwork Orange
    8.2
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Waterloo (1970)
    Waterloo
    7.3
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Darling Lili (1970)
    Darling Lili
    6.0
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Barbra Streisand in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
    6.4
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • The Adventurers (1970)
    The Adventurers
    5.2
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Robert Redford and Camilla Sparv in Downhill Racer (1969)
    Downhill Racer
    6.3
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • The Italian Job (1969)
    The Italian Job
    7.2
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969)
    Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
    6.1
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
    Oh! What a Lovely War
    7.0
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1969

Additional Crew



  • Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, Jordan Fry, and Philip Wiegratz in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
    6.7
    • production consultant
    • 2005
  • Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, and Penélope Cruz in Sahara (2005)
    Sahara
    6.1
    • poster pictures
    • 2005
  • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    7.9
    • production consultant
    • 2004
  • Mister Moses (1965)
    Mister Moses
    6.1
    • production accountant (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • William Holden, Capucine, and Susannah York in The 7th Dawn (1964)
    The 7th Dawn
    6.4
    • production accountant (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Billy Fury, Helen Shapiro, and Bobby Vee in Play It Cool (1962)
    Play It Cool
    5.6
    • unit accountant (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Roger Livesey, Nanette Newman, Nigel Patrick, and Melissa Stribling in The League of Gentlemen (1960)
    The League of Gentlemen
    7.2
    • assistant production controller (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Lauren Bacall and Kenneth More in North West Frontier (1959)
    North West Frontier
    7.1
    • assistant production accountant (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Orson Welles, Curd Jürgens, and Sylvia Syms in Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
    Ferry to Hong Kong
    5.5
    • assistant production accountant (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Norman Wisdom in The Square Peg (1958)
    The Square Peg
    6.8
    • assistant production controller (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • The Wind Cannot Read (1958)
    The Wind Cannot Read
    6.1
    • assistant production controller (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Dirk Bogarde in A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
    A Tale of Two Cities
    7.1
    • assistant production controller (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Windom's Way (1957)
    Windom's Way
    5.9
    • assistant production controller (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Norman Wisdom in Just My Luck (1957)
    Just My Luck
    6.1
    • assistant production controller (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Stanley Baker and Peggy Cummins in Hell Drivers (1957)
    Hell Drivers
    7.2
    • assistant production controller (uncredited)
    • 1957

Producer



  • Solus
    • co-executive producer
    • Completed
    • Short
  • A Dolphin in Our Lake
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • The Ultimate Weapon
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production



  • Birthday (2011)
    Birthday
    • executive producer
    • 2011
  • Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus (2007)
    Fred Claus
    5.7
    • executive producer
    • 2007
  • Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler in The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
    The Phantom of the Opera
    7.2
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • And Now Ladies & Gentlemen (2002)
    And Now Ladies & Gentlemen
    6.1
    • co-producer
    • 2002
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II (2000)
    Mission: Impossible II
    6.1
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, Jeremy Irons, and John Malkovich in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
    The Man in the Iron Mask
    6.5
    • co-producer
    • 1998
  • Val Kilmer and Elisabeth Shue in The Saint (1997)
    The Saint
    6.2
    • executive producer
    • 1997
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.2
    • executive producer
    • 1996
  • Clint Eastwood in Firefox (1982)
    Firefox
    5.9
    • associate producer
    • 1982

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 1932
    • Fulham, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • 2023
    • Bracknell, Berkshire, England, UK(Undisclosed)

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