Kazan, The Master Director Discusses His Films, Interviews with Elia Kazan

Young, Jeff

ISBN 10: 1557043388 / ISBN 13: 9781557043382

Published by Newmarket Press, New York, 1999

About this Item

New York: Newmarket Press, 1999. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (32.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Illustrated with 72 photos and 19 posters. Based on interviews conducted over a period of 18 months. Fascinating and instructive comments by Kazan on his casting decisions, directorial techniques and perceptions, etc. All 19 of Kazan's films are discussed, including: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1947), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), On the Waterfront (1954), East of Eden (1955), etc. Also recounted here are his role in the McCarthy era, his controversial testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1952, his thoughts about the blacklist, and involvement with the Communist Party. Filmography. Credits. Bibliography. Index. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 368pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kazan, The Master Director Discusses His Films, Interviews with Elia Kazan
• Publisher: Newmarket Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1557043388
• ISBN 13: 9781557043382
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Printing of the First Edition.
• Condition: Fine condition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine dust jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Entertainers / Hollywood / Broadway / TV

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Synopsis

In this collection of interviews, renowned Academy Award-winning director Elia Kazan (On the Waterfront, East of Eden, Gentleman's Agreement, Splendor in the Grass, Baby Doll, The Last Tycoon, A Face in the Crowd, and others) reveals with brutal honesty the joys and complications of production and his unique insights on acting, directing, and producing. 60 black & white movie stills and posters, Index, Filmography.

About the Author

Jeff Young is a writer, producer, and director, who served as studio head for three major film companies and was involved in the production of over forty films, including Blade Runner, Emerald Forest, and This is Spinal Tap. He lives in Los Angeles.

Elia Kazan directed A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; The Sea of Grass; Boomerang; Gentleman's Agreement; Pinky; Panic in the Streets; A Streetcar Named Desire; Viva Zapata!; Man on a Tightrope; On the Waterfront; East of Eden; Baby Doll; A Face in the Crowd; Wild River; Splendor in the Grass; America, America; The Arrangement; The Visitors; and The Last Tycoon.