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King of the Action Thriller
- Films from the Mind of Alistair MacLean
Engelsk
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Engelsk
Sider:
195
ISBN-13:
9781476695334
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1476695334
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Udg. Dato:
1 jan 2026
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Oplagsdato:
1 jan 2026
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King of the Action Thriller

- Films from the Mind of Alistair MacLean
Engelsk
Paperback 2026
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The Scottish novelist Alistair MacLean didn''t speak English until he was six, but he went on to become one of the world''s best-selling authors (over 150 million copies sold) and Hollywood''s highest-paid. His films are the very portrait of action. Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone, Puppet on a Chain, and Fear Is the Key set the template for Die Hard, the Bourne films, and John Wick. The cable car fight, speedboat pursuit, and car chase set a new high for action sequences. Movies were sold on his name alone. He achieved Hollywood''s highest honor--his name above the title--because he appealed to a vast global audience. This is the first book to explore Alistair MacLean''s unique magic. This work details how 18 of his bestsellers were transformed into movies and mini-series. His movies starred Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson, Gregory Peck, Donald Sutherland, multiple Oscar nominees Richard Burton and Richard Harris, and two-time Oscar-winner Anthony Hopkins. Although these massive actors lent their talents to his works, moviemakers had such faith in MacLean''s name as a marketing tool that they handed leading roles to unknowns like George Maharis or Sven Bertil-Taube. "Broadsword calling Danny Boy," one of his greatest lines, has become a secret code among cinemagoers rejoicing in his works. This much-needed work of cinema history fills a gap in the scholarship, telling the full story of the man who dominated the action movie for two decades.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
195
ISBN-13:
9781476695334
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1476695334
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
1 jan 2026
Størrelse i cm:
Oplagsdato:
1 jan 2026
Forfatter(e):
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