The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films - Marcus Hearn
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 The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films - Marcus Hearn
 The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films - Marcus Hearn ... their very first horror movie, The Quatermass Xperiment. The now-legendary British company went on to make such classics as The Curse of Frankenstein and Dracula (and their many sequels), making international stars out of Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, changing the face of horror cinema, and inspiring a generation of Hollywood filmmakers, including the likes of George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Tim Burton. Now, for the first time, Hammer have given their active backing to an authorised history of the company, and have provided unlimited access to their archives. The Hammer Story provides a film-by-film dissection, dripping with rare promotional material and previously unpublished photographs.Newest Review: ... to the classic era of horror films such as 'Curse of Frankenstein'(1957) and 'Dracula' (1958). These films were huge at the ... more ... box office and broke Hammer in to the lucrative US market.This part of the book includes mini biographies of Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, the studio's favourite actors who became household names both at home and abroad. Also included are detailed descriptions of all the major films that were released in this period illustrated with some excellent photos and film stills. Reading this section I was reminded of how many classic films Hammer produced at this time as well as the ones mentioned above Hammer also had...more |
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Pages: 192, Edition: 2, Hardcover, Titan Books Ltd Last Update 30.11.2009 05:47
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The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films - Marcus Hearn: Carry On Screaming! (1474 words)
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For anyone of a certain age who can remember the British films of the 60's and 70's one British film studio above all others will stand out... Hammer. It could be argued that in this period of turbulence for the British film industry threatened as it was by the onslaught of American imports Hammer Studios almost single handedly kept the British Film industry alive and brought a distinct type of British film to an international audience. The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films by Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes gives us a fascinating account of how the Hammer studios began in the pre-war era and how they grew to become the leading Horror film ... Read the complete review
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