Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Showman of the Screen
A. T. McKenna
€ 39.16
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Showman of the Screen
Hardback. The first biography of the revolutionary producer who brought America Godzilla, The Graduate, and Sophia Loren Series: Screen Classics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 black & white images. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Short, immaculately dressed, and shockingly foul-mouthed, Joseph E. Levine (1905--1987) was larger than life. He rose from poverty in Boston's West End to become one of postwar Hollywood's most prolific independent promoters, distributors, and producers. Alternately respected and reviled, this master of movie promotion was responsible for bringing films as varied as Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956), Hercules (1958), The Graduate (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and A Bridge Too Far (1977) to American audiences .
In the first biography of this controversial pioneer, A. T. McKenna traces Levine's rise as an ... Read more
Short, immaculately dressed, and shockingly foul-mouthed, Joseph E. Levine (1905--1987) was larger than life. He rose from poverty in Boston's West End to become one of postwar Hollywood's most prolific independent promoters, distributors, and producers. Alternately respected and reviled, this master of movie promotion was responsible for bringing films as varied as Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956), Hercules (1958), The Graduate (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and A Bridge Too Far (1977) to American audiences .
In the first biography of this controversial pioneer, A. T. McKenna traces Levine's rise as an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Screen Classics
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813168715
SKU
V9780813168715
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-36
About A. T. McKenna
A. T. McKenna is associate professor of film history at the USC-SJTU Institute of Cultural and Creative Industry. He coauthored The Man Who Got Carter: Michael Klinger, Independent Production, and the British Film Industry, 1960-1980 and coedited Beyond the Bottom Line: The Producer in Film and Television Studies.
Reviews for Showman of the Screen
Anthony Thomas McKenna's Showman of the Screen: Joseph E. Levine and His Revolutions in Film Promotion is a fast, thoroughly enjoyable and informative read that paints an honest portrayal of Levine's good and bad characteristics from his youth right up until a month before his death."" - Robert Crane, author of Crane: Sex, Celebrity, and My ... Read more