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Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films
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Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films Hardcover - 2015

by Matthew Field; Ajay Chowdhury; Foreword by George Lazenby


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  • Title Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films
  • Author Matthew Field; Ajay Chowdhury; Foreword by George Lazenby
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Hardback
  • Pages 704
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher History Press
  • Date 2015
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780750964210 / 0750964219
  • Weight 2.6 lbs (1.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.7 x 6.3 x 2.4 in (24.64 x 16.00 x 6.10 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects James Bond films - History and criticism, Fleming, Ian - Characters - James Bond
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.436

About the author

Matthew Field is a film journalist with Cinema Retro magazine and an author, whose books include The Making of The Italian Job and Michael Caine: You're a Big Man. He was a consultant on the acclaimed James Bond documentary Everything or Nothing. Ajay Chowdhury is an attorney and has given legal consultation on motion picture, music, publishing, television, and theatrical projects. He was the associate producer on two feature films and has contributed to numerous books on James Bond including Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born--Ian Fleming and Jamaica. George Lazenby is an actor who played James Bond in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969.
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