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Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers What Your Teachers Never Told You about the World's Greatest Directors

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ISBN-10: 1594744343

ISBN-13: 9781594744341

Edition: 2010

Authors: Robert Schnakenberg, Quirk Books Staff, Michael E. Reali, Mario Zucca

List price: $16.95
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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. Griffith and Frank Capra to Martin Scorsese and the Coen Brothers. Readers will discover that Charlie Chaplin's corpse was stolen and held for a 400,000 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…    
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Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Quirk Books
Publication date: 2/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English