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I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History (Wisconsin Film Studies)
Walter Mirisch
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Description for I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History (Wisconsin Film Studies)
Hardcover. Reveals the author's experience of Hollywood in its golden days and tells the stories of the stars who appeared in his films, including Natalie Wood, John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Sidney Poitier, Steve McQueen, Marilyn Monroe, and many others. Num Pages: 408 pages, 59 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; KNTC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
This is a moving, star-filled account of one of Hollywood's true golden ages as told by a man in the middle of it all. Walter Mirisch's company has produced some of the most entertaining and enduring classics in film history, including ""West Side Story"", ""Some Like It Hot"", ""In the Heat of the Night"", and ""The Magnificent Seven"". His work has led to 87 Academy Award nominations and 28 Oscars. Richly illustrated with rare photographs from his personal collection, ""I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History"" reveals Mirisch's own experience of Hollywood in its golden days and also tells ... Read more
This is a moving, star-filled account of one of Hollywood's true golden ages as told by a man in the middle of it all. Walter Mirisch's company has produced some of the most entertaining and enduring classics in film history, including ""West Side Story"", ""Some Like It Hot"", ""In the Heat of the Night"", and ""The Magnificent Seven"". His work has led to 87 Academy Award nominations and 28 Oscars. Richly illustrated with rare photographs from his personal collection, ""I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History"" reveals Mirisch's own experience of Hollywood in its golden days and also tells ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299226404
SKU
V9780299226404
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About Walter Mirisch
Walter Mirisch is the producer, in whole or in part, of more than one hundred films. Among his company's many honors are three Oscars for best picture - The Apartment (1960), West Side Story (1961), and In the Heat of the Night (1967). Mirisch has also received two honorary Academy Awards
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