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I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History (Hardcover, Second)
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I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History (Hardcover, Second)
Series: Wisconsin Studies in Film
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This is a moving, star-filled account of one of Hollywood's true
golden ages as told by a man in the middle of it all. Walter
Mirisch's company has produced some of the most entertaining and
enduring classics in film history, including ""West Side Story"",
""Some Like It Hot"", ""In the Heat of the Night"", and ""The
Magnificent Seven"". His work has led to 87 Academy Award
nominations and 28 Oscars. Richly illustrated with rare photographs
from his personal collection, ""I Thought We Were Making Movies,
Not History"" reveals Mirisch's own experience of Hollywood in its
golden days and also tells the stories of the stars - emerging and
established - who appeared in his films, including Natalie Wood,
John Wayne, Peter Sellers, Sidney Poitier, Steve McQueen, Marilyn
Monroe, and many others.With hard-won insight and gentle humor,
Mirisch recounts how he witnessed the end of the studio system, the
development of independent production, and the rise and fall of
some of Hollywood's most gifted (and notorious) cultural icons. A
producer with a passion for creative excellence, he offers insights
into his innovative filmmaking process, revealing a rare ingenuity
for placating the demands of auteur directors, weak-kneed studio
executives, and troubled screen sirens.From his early start as a
movie theater usher to the presentation of such masterpieces as
""The Apartment"", ""Fiddler on the Roof"", and ""The Great
Escape"", Mirisch tells the inspiring life story of his rise to the
highest echelon of the American film industry. This book assures
Mirisch's legacy - as Elmore Leonard puts it - as ""one of the good
guys.
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