Ben-Hur - The Original Blockbuster (Hardcover)

Ben-Hur was the first literary blockbuster to generate multiple and hugely profitable adaptations, highlighted by the 1959 film that won a record-setting 11 Oscars. General Lew Wallace's book was spun off into dozens of popular publications and media productions, becoming a veritable commercial brand name that earned tens of millions of dollars. Ben-Hur: The Original Blockbuster surveys the Ben-Hur phenomenon's unprecedented range and extraordinary endurance: various editions, spin-off publications, stage productions, movies, comic books, radio plays, and retail products were successfully marketed and sold from the 1880s and throughout the twentieth century. Today Ben-Hur Live is touring Europe and Asia, with a third MGM film in production in Italy. Jon Solomon's new book offers an exciting and detailed study of the Ben-Hur brand, tracking its spectacular journey from Wallace's original novel through to twenty-first century adaptations, and encompassing a wealth of previously unexplored material along the way

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2016
Authors:	Jon Solomon
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 53mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	912
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-0794-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4744-0794-3
Barcode:	9781474407946

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