The Winkler
The Winkler
1979, English. Directed by Graham Evans.
Set in the near future, civil servants are busy winkling out and repatriating all first generation immigrants. The attempt drowns in paper until the form-filling is curtailed in the name of efficiency.
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- English
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- Released
- 3 April 1979
- Written by
- Ron Hutchinson
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The Winkler isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 April 1979. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Winkler?
If you liked The Winkler, try God Grew Tired of Us, I Remember Mama, The Dead Don't Hurt.
Who directed The Winkler?
The Winkler (1979) was directed by Graham Evans and stars Ben Cross, Lindsay Duncan, John Normington.