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Following the release of Death Wish, Winner became primarily known as an action film director.

Most of his attempts to branch into other genres failed at the box office.

In 1975 Winner directed Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood ( released 1976 ), an animal comedy starring Bruce Dern, Madeline Kahn, Art Carney, and Milton Berle.

Also of modest success was his horror film The Sentinel ( 1977 ), the remake of Raymond Chandler's novel The Big Sleep ( 1978 ), and the organized crime thriller Firepower ( 1979 ) with Sophia Loren.