Hitchcock and Selznick is the story of one of the oddest partnerships in Hollywood history, the union of a reticent, overweight Englishman with a flair for striking detail and a penchant for the perverse, and a dynamic movie mogul with a keen eye for successful entertainment on the grand scale. It began in 1938, when producer David O. Selznick agreed to bring director Alfred Hitchcock from England, where he was already gaining widespread acclaim for his little thrillers, and the collaboration resulted in the making of such masterpieces as Rebecca, Spellbound, and Notorious. Hitchcock was soft-spoken and meticulous; Selznick was confrontational and chronically disorganized. They were, moreover, two geniuses with wholly different approaches to filmmaking. The sparks that flew between them over the next eight years ignited into some of Hitchcock's most memorable achievements, but they made collaboration impossible in the end. Drawing on unpublished documents, early drafts of script treatments, and humorous production anecdotes?and including a wealth of previously unseen photographs?Leonard Leff has written a book for specialist and layman alike, a fascinating behind-the-scenes portrait not only of two great Hollywood figures but of the film industry itself.
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Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-13
9780520217812
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94553544
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hitchcock and Selznick: The Rich and Strange Collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick in Hollywood
Author
Leonard J. Leff
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Number of Pages
398 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
635g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Leonard J. Leff
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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