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The British exploitation-oriented company Compton-Tekli wanted something more mainstream, so the pair came up with the psychological horror film Repulsion. That hit launched Polanski's commercial career.
On the strength of a modest success, Tenser and Klinger formed a new company, Tekli, to make several films - including The Yellow Teddybears (1963) and The Pleasure Girls (1965) - that combined salaciousness with an attempt at examining serious sexual issues, an assortment of different genres - comedy horror and sci-fi - and two ...
Cast: Donald Pleasence (George); Françoise Dorléac (Teresa); Lionel Stander (Richard); Jack MacGowran (Albie); William Franklyn (Cecil); Robert Dorning (Fairweather) Show full cast and credits. An eccentric couple living on a small island are terrorised by gangsters. Show full synopsis.
- Roman Polanski
- Compton-Tekli Film Productions
- Gene Gutowski
- Roman Polanski
A huge critical and healthy box-office success, Repulsion reinforced Polanski's reputation and transformed Compton's - and in gratitude Klinger and Tenser agreed to finance When Katelbach Comes, now retitled Cul-de-sac (1966).
- Roman Polanski
- Compton-Tekli Film Productions
- Gene Gutowski
- Roman Polanski
A withdrawn couple's isolated house is infiltrated by a rude, burly American gangster on the run. The three engage in role-playing games of sexual and emotional humiliations. An evocative, claustrophobic, and morbidly funny tale of the modern world in chaos.
A Study in Terror was a co production between Sir Nigel Films and Britain's Compton Group, and American producer Herman Cohen. Sir Nigel were entitled to fifty percent of the profits. [5] In 1966 Sir Nigel had plans for five movies and a television series.
The distributors were Compton-Tekli, an exploitation outfit previously responsible for pictures like The Yellow Teddy Bears and The Black Torment. The young director's reputation from Knife in the Water attracted an unusual mix of top talent.
