Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers: What Your Teachers Never Told You
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On the heels of Secret Lives of Great Authors, Great Artists, and Great Composers comes Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers-an uncensored look at screen legends ranging from D. W. Griffi th and Frank Capra to Martin Scorsese and the Coen Brothers. Readers will discover that-
Charlie Chaplin's corpse was stolen and held for a 400,000e ransom.
Akira Kurosawa dreamed of making the ultimate Godzilla film.
Alfred Hitchcock "lost" his belly button during abdominal surgery-and often shocked his leading ladies by flashing his curiously smooth tummy.
David Lynch won't allow cooking in his home; the odor of heated food disturbs him.
With outrageous anecdotes ranging from the weird to the bizarre, Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers is a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the making of movies.
Author: Robert Schnakenberg
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 134mm x 203mm, 397 g
Published: 2009, Quirk Books, United States
Genre: Film, TV & Radio
Description
On the heels of Secret Lives of Great Authors, Great Artists, and Great Composers comes Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers-an uncensored look at screen legends ranging from D. W. Griffi th and Frank Capra to Martin Scorsese and the Coen Brothers. Readers will discover that-
Charlie Chaplin's corpse was stolen and held for a 400,000e ransom.
Akira Kurosawa dreamed of making the ultimate Godzilla film.
Alfred Hitchcock "lost" his belly button during abdominal surgery-and often shocked his leading ladies by flashing his curiously smooth tummy.
David Lynch won't allow cooking in his home; the odor of heated food disturbs him.
With outrageous anecdotes ranging from the weird to the bizarre, Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers is a hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the making of movies.
Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers: What Your Teachers Never Told You