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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

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

      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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