The Films of Frankenheimer by Gerald Pratley (Hardcover First Edition)

Published by Lehigh University Press, 1998
Sewn-bound hardcover
First Edition
294 pages
11x8.5 inches

Very Good book in Very Good- dust jacket with some light tears to top.

This book traces the career of the maverick American director John Frankenheimer from his early days in television and his debut film, The Young Stranger in 1956, to Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, Grand Prix and The Fixer, to his later projects for HBO and Ronin. Author Gerald Pratley, the film critic and commentator, has assembled over the years interviews with Frankenheimer in which the director talks both informatively and entertainingly about his career. The result is a book which not only examines the films in detail but also provides commentary from the director himself, thus making this a very personal study of a filmmaker and his work. Pratley also offers fascinating first-hand "On Location" reports for many of the films.