Tony Williams was an executive best known for his long association with the Rank Organisation, including a stint as head of production in the late 1970s.
[1][2] Williams joined Rank as a trainee in the late 1960s and worked in theatre management and exhibition.
According to film critic Alexander Walker, "his enthusiasm was boundless; his knowledge of boardroom politics and organisation rivalries was narrower.
Like Bryan Forbes at EMI, he now found his own company's distribution outfit was not always the most eager taker for many of the pictures he put into production".
[4] The films were: Walker later wrote of Williams' slate that "they were in truth an odd lot: the overriding formula seemed to be 'something for everyone' – the predictable end result was 'nothing for anyone'.