A Life in Movies: An Autobiography
by Powell, Michael
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dj
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About This Item
London: Heinemann. Fine in Near Fine dj. 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. [a beautiful copy, clean and unmarked with no discernible wear to book; the jacket shows just the teensiest bit of handling wear, with a minor wrinkle at the upper left corner of the front panel and a tiny horizontal surface-scratch on the rear panel]. (B&W photographs) The first volume of autobiography by the great British filmmaker, who began his career in the silent film era as a "boy-of-all-work" at the studio of director Rex Ingram in the south of France, subsequently working his way up through the quota-quickie-dominated British film industry of the 1920s and 1930s (working with Alfred Hitchcock, among others). Hired by producer Alexander Korda in the late 1930s, he teamed up with Emeric Pressburger, and went on to produce and direct some of the most glorious productions of the British cinema, including BLACK NARCISSUS and THE RED SHOES; the present volume leaves off just following the production and release of the latter film. This is the true first edition, preceding the American (Knopf) edition by a year. (The second part of Powell's autobiography, "Million Dollar Movie," was published posthumously in 1992.) ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this heavy book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order.**** .
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- Bookseller
- ReadInk (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28207
- Title
- A Life in Movies: An Autobiography
- Author
- Powell, Michael
- Illustrator
- (dj design) Claudia Zeff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dj
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Film Directors, British Film Industry, Alexander Korda, Cinema: Biography
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