William N. Panzer
Producer
Highlander II: The Quickening...broadsword used by the two punks still exists in the final battle of both versions. Still not completely satisfied, producers William Panzer and Peter Davis decided to revisit Highlander II once again in 2004. Dubbed the Special Edition, this... In this article: Connor MacLeod, Highlander II: The Quickening, Katana, Immortal, Michael Ironside, and New York City |
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
Highlander: The Series
...entertainment conglomerate Gaumont's president Christian Charret. Lambert knew that Highlander producers Peter Davis and Bill Panzer wanted to make a Highlander series and connected them with Charret. Gaumont bought the rights to the...
In this article: Duncan MacLeod, Immortal, Highlander: The Series, Adrian Paul, Watchers, Connor MacLeod, Joe Dawson, Peter Wingfield, and Christopher Lambert
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Highlander: The Source
...using simply a broad "First Quarter 2007" release date. As of February 14, 2007, producers Peter Davis and Bill Panzer of Davis/Panzer Productions, in conjunction with Lionsgate Entertainment, were editing and remixing the film. Lionsgate...
In this article: Duncan MacLeod, Highlander: The Source, Joe Dawson, DVD, Adrian Paul, and Highlander
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Highlander III: The Final Dimension
...the final fight is a reworking of Motley Crue's "Dr. Feelgood ". In a 1996 Cinefantastique interview, Highlander producer William Panzer mentioned that several references to the TV series' continuity were inserted into Highlander: The Final...
In this article: Connor MacLeod, Highlander III: The Final Dimension, and Highlander II
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Sam Peckinpah
...himself back in the directing business. By 1982, however, Peckinpah's health was in poor shape. Producers Peter S. Davis and William N. Panzer were undaunted, as they felt that having Peckinpah's name attached to The Osterman Weekend ''...
In this article: Sam Peckinpah, The Wild Bunch, Major Dundee, Steve McQueen, Cocaine, Hollywood, Bonnie and Clyde, The Cincinnati Kid, Ride the High Country, and The Deadly Companions
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Highlander: The Series (season 1)
...French state production agency Societe Francaise de Production (SFP) at Bry-sur-Marne near Paris. number=13}}, Bonus Material, Bill Panzer's interview, in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2001), disk 5.
In this article: Highlander: The Series, Anchor Bay Entertainment, DVD, Duncan MacLeod, Paris, Vancouver, Bill Panzer, and Immortal
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Immortal (Highlander)
The Immortals were first introduced in Highlander '' in 1986. They were created by Script Writer Gregory Widen who, according to Bill Panzer, producer of the ''Highlander franchise, "was a student at film school, and he wrote this as his...
In this article: Immortal, Duncan MacLeod, Connor MacLeod, Highlander: The Series, Highlander, Bill Panzer, and The Gathering
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The Osterman Weekend (film)
...see Tanner's wife, son and dog safe and sound. As related in the documentary Alpha to Omega, producers Peter S. Davis and William N. Panzer were celebrating the wrapping of a film when they ran into Larry Jones. Jones, also a producer,...
In this article: Sam Peckinpah, The Osterman Weekend, Robert Ludlum, and CIA
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Tessa Noel
...him entirely and he trusted her." Tessa is thus MacLeod's only mortal lover who knows of his immortality. However, executive producer Bill Panzer was intrigued by the idea that a mortal would want to spend their life with an Immortal, this...
In this article: Duncan MacLeod, Tessa Noel, Alexandra Vandernoot, Immortal, Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, and Highlander: The Series
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digitallyOBSESSED.com DVD Reviews | March 03, 2008
dOc DVD Review: Highlander: The Source (2007)
4 Other Trailer(s) featuring The Forbidden Kingdom, In the Shadow of the Moon, War, Saw IV 2 Documentaries Extras Review: A Tribute to Bill Panzer (15m:21s) offers a look at the longtime producer and raconteur who helped make the DVDs of...
In this article: Immortal, Bill Panzer, Highlander: Endgame, Adrian Paul, Saw IV, Highlander: The Source, Trademark, Platinum, and DVD
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William Norton Panzer (September 6, 1942 – March 18, 2007), also referred to as Bill Panzer, was an American television and film producer best known as one half of Davis-Panzer Inc, the production company behind the Highlander franchise.
Panzer was born in New York City and educated at Princeton University. He then attended the New York University Film School, and worked as a cameraman and film editor, then produced television commercials at VPI. In 1968, still at New York University, he produced the feature documentary Mexican Anticipation starring Duke Ellington. Panzer then partnered Phos Cine Productions in New York, making commercials and industrial films for seven years.
In 1976, Panzer moved to Los Angeles and partnered with Peter Davis to found Davis-Panzer Productions. They produced more than twenty films, including The Osterman Weekend (1983, directed by Sam Peckinpah), Death Collector with Joe Pesci, Stunts, and Freeway (1988).
This company also made the Highlander franchise, which comprises five movies, two television series, animated features and video games. Panzer co-wrote screenplays for three Highlander movies, was Executive Producer of Highlander: The Series, which were nominated three times for the Gemini Awards and once for a Saturn Award in 1998. Panzer regularly attended Highlander conventions, where he mingled with fans and was very popular. Panzer has also been a familiar figure at the Cannes Film Festival since 1982.
Panzer was a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and of the Television Academy. His wife was Priscilla Panzer. There is a scholarship fund in his name at the Lawrenceville School in Princeton, New Jersey.
- Name At Birth:
- William Norton Panzer
- Birth Date:
- September 06, 1942
- Birthplace:
- New York City, New York, United States
- Death Date:
- March 18, 2007
- Place of Death:
- Boise, Idaho, United States
- Education:
- Princeton University, New York University Film School
- Occupation:
- Film and television producer
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