| Description |
xvii, 545 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-517) and index. |
| Contents |
1: Getting started -- From silents to sound: The early years as a film editor -- A touch of class: Pygmalion, major Barbara, and other films -- Hope and glory: In which we serve and This happy breed -- 2: The peak years in Britain -- Enchantment: Blithe spirit and Brief encounter -- Long day's journey: Great expectations -- Child's play: Oliver Twist -- 3: From rank to korda -- The beautiful and the damned: The passionate friends and Madeleine -- The wild blue yonder: The sound barrier -- The stag at Eve: Hobson's choice -- Love in the afternoon: Summertime -- 4: The peak years in Hollywood -- The undefeated: The bridge on the River Kwai -- Pillar of fire: Planning Lawrence of Arabia -- In search of a hero: Filming Lawrence of Arabia -- Knight without armor: Dr. Zhivago -- The lower depths: Ryan's daughter and The Bounty -- Darkness at noon: A passage to India. |
| Subject |
Lean, David, 1908-1991.
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Lean, David, 1908-1991. |
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Motion picture producers and directors. |
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Great Britain. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0813124158 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780813124155 hardcover alkaline paper |
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