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Authors: Elia Kazan, Jeff Young, Jeff Young
ISBN-13: 9781557043382, ISBN-10: 1557043388
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Newmarket Press
Date Published: April 1999
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Elia Kazan

Book Synopsis

Kazan: The Master Director Discusses His Films, which in effect is an oral history undertaken under the aegis of Jeff Young, Newmarket Press has an extraordinary book of disclosures pertaining to the character, expertise, the personality and genius of Elia Kazan, who discusses on a count-by-count basis the whole gamut of his filmmaking, and the Hollywood backdrop, which sponsored and spawned his preeminent artistic successes.

The New York Times - Bernard Weinraub

Remarkably candid and detailed....Jeff Young's book offers details about Elia Kazan's casting descisions, hisdirectorial technique and his personal views on all his classic films. What makes the book especially timely is Mr. Kazan's discussion of the link between some of his films and his congressional testimony.....

Table of Contents

What the Catcher Said to the Pitcher: An Interview with Elia
Kazan7
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn17
The Sea of Grass27
Boomerang39
Gentleman's Agreement45
Pinky52
Panic in the Streets61
A Streetcar Named Desire77
Viva Zapata!89
Man on a Tightrope109
On the Waterfront115
East of Eden195
Baby Doll223
A Face in the Crowd231
Wild River255
Splendor in the Grass263
America America271
The Arrangement289
The Visitors303
The Last Tycoon315
Afterword:HimselfUndiminished327
Credits337
Index359

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