With the approach of the 75th anniversary of Citizen Kane in May 2016, Harlan Lebo has written the full story of Orson Welles' masterpiece film. The book will explore: Welles' meteroric rise to stardom in New York and the real reason behind his arrival in Hollywood Welles' unprecedented contract with RKO Studios for total creative control and the deeper issues that impeded his work instead; The dispute over who wrote the script The mystery of the "lost" final script, which the author has in his possession, and the missing ...
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With the approach of the 75th anniversary of Citizen Kane in May 2016, Harlan Lebo has written the full story of Orson Welles' masterpiece film. The book will explore: Welles' meteroric rise to stardom in New York and the real reason behind his arrival in Hollywood Welles' unprecedented contract with RKO Studios for total creative control and the deeper issues that impeded his work instead; The dispute over who wrote the script The mystery of the "lost" final script, which the author has in his possession, and the missing scenes, which answer questions relating to the creation of the film; The plot by Hearst to destroy Welles' project through blackmail, media manipulation, and other tactics; A detailed look behind the scenes of a production process that was cloaked in secrecy; The surprising emergence of Citizen Kane as an enduring masterpiece; Using previously unpublished material from studio files and the Hearst organization, exclusive interviews with the last surviving members of the cast and crew, and what may be the only surviving copy of the "lost" final script of the film, Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker's Journey recounts the making of one of the most famous films in Hollywood history.
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Add this copy of Citizen Kane: A Filmmaker's Journey to cart. $3.13, good condition, Sold by Murray's Book Exchange rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Monroe, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Thomas Dunne Books.
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Near fine in near fine jacket. Size: 6x1x9; NOT an ex library book. 362 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped.
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Fine in fine jacket. Fine, fresh unused copy in equally fine jacket of the first edition, first printing. Hardcover. xvii+ 362 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. "Citizen Kane" has been called by many the greatest motion picture ever made; here is the story of that Orson Welles film masterpiece and how it was almost destroyed. Then 23-year-old Orson Welles had a meteoric rise to stardom though he defied the Hollywood system, with an unprecedented contract that gave him near total creative control over this, his first film. Using previously unpublished material fdorm studio files and the Hearst organization, exclusive interviews with the last surviving members of the cast and crew, and what may be the only surviving coy of the "lost" final script. the author reveals the plot by the Hearst organization to attack Hollywood, discredit Welles, and incinerate the film. Finally, he follows the rise of Citizen Kane to its status of the greatest film ever made.
Add this copy of Citizen Kane: a Filmmaker's Journey to cart. $34.68, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Thomas Dunne Books.
