Movies and money /
David Puttnam, with Neil Watson.
- New York : Knopf, 1998.
- xii, 337 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Originally published: The undeclared war: the struggle for control of the world's film industry. London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-323) and index.
"An invention without any commercial future" -- "All you needed was fifty dollars, a broad and a camera" -- "No more licenses! No more heartbreaks!" -- "The very highest medium for the dissemination of public intelligence" -- Film Europe -- Movies and money -- "Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" -- "Last year alone we made fourteen films. How many were exhibited? None!" -- "I am king here. Whoever eats my bread, sings my song." -- "Cinema is the strongest weapon" -- "If I am compelled to choose between Bogart and bacon, I am bound to choose bacon." -- The star-spangled octopus -- Sleeping with the enemy: television -- The filmmaker as author: the arrival of the nouvelle vague -- "Earth to Hollywood---You win!" -- "Films are made for one or maybe two people." -- A bridge too far? -- Films without frontiers -- "A permanent war, vital ... an economic war."
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