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The first detailed scholarly and authoritative analysis of Richard Attenborough’s work as a filmmaker

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...for anyone wanting to understand the problems of independent production in a key period in British cinema, this book is a key text. -- .

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. On Screen - Attenborough as Actor
2. Attenborough as Producer: Beaver Films and Allied Film Makers
3. New Directions: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
4. Anglo-American Alliances: Young Winston (1972), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Magic (1978)
5. Race, Nation and Conflict: Gandhi (1982), A Chorus Line (1985) and Cry Freedom (1987)
6. Public and Private Identities: Chaplin (1992) and Grey Owl (1999)
7. Brief Encounters: Shadowlands (1993), In Love and War (1996) and Closing the Ring (2007)
Conclusion
Filmography
Bibliography
Index

Richard Attenborough British Film Makers

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    Publisher: Manchester University Press
    Publication Date: 10/31/2013 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780719087646, 978-0719087646
    ISBN10: 0719087643
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The first detailed scholarly and authoritative analysis of Richard Attenborough’s work as a filmmaker

    Trade Review
    ...for anyone wanting to understand the problems of independent production in a key period in British cinema, this book is a key text. -- .

    Table of Contents

    Introduction
    1. On Screen - Attenborough as Actor
    2. Attenborough as Producer: Beaver Films and Allied Film Makers
    3. New Directions: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
    4. Anglo-American Alliances: Young Winston (1972), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Magic (1978)
    5. Race, Nation and Conflict: Gandhi (1982), A Chorus Line (1985) and Cry Freedom (1987)
    6. Public and Private Identities: Chaplin (1992) and Grey Owl (1999)
    7. Brief Encounters: Shadowlands (1993), In Love and War (1996) and Closing the Ring (2007)
    Conclusion
    Filmography
    Bibliography
    Index

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