Joseph Janni

Producer, Writer

May 21, 1916 — May 29, 1994 (78 years)
Joseph Janni was a British film producer best known for his work with John Schlesinger. He was born into a Jewish family in Milan, Italy and became interested in filmmaking while at university. He emigrated to England in 1939, and once Italy declared war against England was briefly interned in Metropole Camp on the Isle of Man. He soon became involved in the British film industry and worked his way up to producer. He produced the first films of Schlesinger and Ken Loach.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Sunday Bloody Sunday
    Sunday Bloody Sunday1971
  • A Kind of Loving
    A Kind of Loving1962
  • A Town Like Alice
    A Town Like Alice1956
  • The Glass Mountain
    The Glass Mountain1949

Known For

  • Far from the Madding Crowd
    Far from the Madding Crowd1967
  • Darling
    Darling1965
  • Billy Liar
    Billy Liar1963
  • Modesty Blaise
    Modesty Blaise1966
  • A Kind of Loving
    A Kind of Loving1962
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday
    Sunday Bloody Sunday1971
  • Poor Cow
    Poor Cow1967
  • A Town Like Alice
    A Town Like Alice1956
  • Yanks
    Yanks1979
  • Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears
    Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears1973
  • Five Angles on Murder
    Five Angles on Murder1950
  • The Savage Innocents
    The Savage Innocents1960
  • The Glass Mountain
    The Glass Mountain1949
  • Robbery Under Arms
    Robbery Under Arms1957
  • The Big Money
    The Big Money1958
  • Romeo and Juliet
    Romeo and Juliet1954
  • The Captain's Table
    The Captain's Table1959
  • Made
    Made1972
  • Headline
    Headline1943

Filmography

1950
Five Angles on Murder · as Screenplay

1993
Hollywood U.K. (1993) · as Self - Contributor
1966
The Money Programme · as Self - Interviewee

1965
Darling · as Idea
1949
The Glass Mountain · as Written For The Screen ByOn Plex