The Korda Collection: Alexander Korda's Film Classics by Martin Stockham (RB263)

Published 1992: First Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original black cloth with gilt titles on the spine and original pictorial dust jacket. 128 very clean and bright pages. Boards slightly rubbed with time. Slight shelf wear on dust jacket and slightly rubbed with time, speckled foxing underneath consistent with age. (RB263)

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The 31 films of Alexander Korda include classics ranging from "The Private Life of Henry VIII" to "The Four Feathers", and from "Rembrandt" to "Anna Karenina". This book, published to coincide with Channel 4's screening of all 31 films during 1992 and 1993, consists of a biography of the director, synopses of the films, production details and full cast lists. Contemporary reviews show how the films were received on their release, and are juxtaposed with an assessment of each film by a modern critic. The book is illustrated with a series of original production stills.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2021
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Starting with The Private Life of Henry VIII (Charles Laughton) Alexander Korda made a huge contribution to the British Film Industry during the 1930'3 and 40's. Sci-Fi Things to Come, British Raj, The Drum, classic adventure, The Four Feathers, Arabian tales for children and adults, The Thief of Baghdad and Kipling's The Jungle Book. Each film is covered, from inception to the screen plus biography about Korda himself, a multi-talented Hungarian who came to represent Britishness and Englishness as convincingly as anyone had done on the Big Screen. Indian boy Sabu was discovered and first starred in Elephant Boy and went on to feature in The Drum, The Thief of Baghdad and the Jungle Book.

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