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SECOND HAND BOOK — EX-LIBRARY
In the Australian summer of 1959, when Hollywood producer/director Stanley Kramer and his Hollywood team invaded Melbourne to produce Nevil Shute’s apocalyptic thriller On The Beach, the response from a curious local population and media was frantic and relentless.
When Hollywood Came to Melbourne is an exploration of this response, along with a number of recurring themes and personalities inextricably linked with the making of On The Beach:
- When Hollywood Came To Melbourne demonstrates the genius of all-time great film-maker Stanley Kramer in successfully moving a major motion picture production away from Hollywood to a country with very little film-making experience or infrastructure.
- When Hollywood Came to Melbourne provides a behind-the-scenes, location-by-location snapshot of a fascinating period in Melbourne’s cultural history when so many locals found themselves intertwined, in some way, with the making of this significant film.
- When Hollywood Came To Melbourne highlights Stanley Kramer’s determination to stimulate the ‘conscience of the world’ with a message that portrays the absolute horror and futility of nuclear war; a message that remains as powerful today as it was in 1959.
Specifications:
Condition: Good. Ex-library – library stickers and stamps, some bubbling on plastic lining, good quality pages.
Publisher: Self-published
Year: 2005
Format: Paperback
Pages: 252
ISBN: 0646453637
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