Hammer Glamour [Hardcover]

Marcus Hearn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 29, 2009

Over fifty years ago, with the release of The Curse of Frankenstein and Christopher Lee in Dracula, Hammer ushered in a whole new era of blood and barely restrained cleavage in glorious colour, mixing sex and horror with a style and panache that made the small British company world famous.

Bursting at the seams with rare and previously unpublished photographs from Hammer’s archive and private collections worldwide, and featuring many new interviews, Hammer Glamour is a lavish, full colour celebration of Hammer’s female stars, including Ingrid Pitt, Martine Beswick, Caroline Munro, Barbara Shelley, Joanna Lumley, Nastassja Kinski, and of course Raquel Welch (who can forget her fur bikini in One Million Years B. C.?)

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`Go ahead and order the book from Titan right away. Trust me, you won't regret it'. --All Things Horror

`This book will sit proudly on your coffee table' --Sci-Fi Now

About the Author

Marcus Hearn was the editor of Hammer Horror magazine, and with co-author Alan Barnes, he has written The Hammer Story, Tarantino A-Zed, and Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Hearn is also the author of The Cinema of George Lucas.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Titan Books (September 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1848562292
• ISBN-13: 978-1848562295
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 0.7 x 11.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,881 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic tribute to the leading ladies of Hammer Films, October 7, 2009

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Dan Day (South Bend, IN) - See all my reviews
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Hammer Films has a cult reputation throughout the world for their classic series of gothic horror and adventure films produced during the company's heyday from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. When one thinks of the performers who starred in Hammer's productions, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee immediately come to mind. However, one of Hammer's biggest attractions were the number of beautiful women who shared the screen with the likes of Cushing & Lee. Hammer Glamour is a celebration of fifty of the most popular of the British studio's actresses. All of the Hammer fan's favorites are here--Ingrid Pitt, Veronica Carlson, Caroline Munro, Raquel Welch--and a number of women not so well known, but still memorable. Each actress who is featured in the book recieves a full-page photo and a short biography. The photos are fantastic. As someone who has read just about every book and magazine about Hammer, I can say that most of the photos were ones that I had never seen. The book's quality and design are top notch. Most of the photos are in color. The book's text is written by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn. Titan Books is the publisher--the same company that came out recently with The Hammer Story, another great volume. If you are a Hammer Films fan, and you have always had a crush on the many spectacular women who graced their films, this book is a must-have. (NOTE: There are a couple of photos that do show a nipple or two, but they are very few.)

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Glamourous!, October 13, 2009

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Gary A. Smith (Los Angeles, ca USA) - See all my reviews
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An incredibly beautiful book filled with gorgeous never before seen photos. Unfortunately some of the text is a tad condescending. It seems as if nobody can discuss Hammer without dissing their movies. I'm so tired of reading about how terrible Lust for a Vampire is. And why is there no mention at all of Dana Gillespie? But these a minor complaints. There is much to enjoy in this book.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book of Beauty, October 21, 2009

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S. Smith "Crazy about Olivia Munn" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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Another great book on the history of Hammer Films, this time focused on the women that appeared in their films. Wonderfully produced, it features most of the Hammer beauties, many in full page photos. My only problem with the book is that it is a bit limited. Most of the women get only a page or two, with a few of the bigger names getting 3-4 pages. I love photo books like this, and only wish there were more photos. It is a super collection, and like the recently published book - Hammer Films - A Life in Pictures: The Visual Story of Hammer Films, this book is a must buy. I only hope to see more books like this in the future. Like most books published by Titan, this is a quality production.