Sam Fuller: Film Is a Battleground : A Critical Study, With Interviews, a Filmography and a Bibliography [Hardcover]

Lee Server (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0786400080 | ISBN-13: 978-0786400089 | Publication Date: July 1994

The 25 films written and directed by Sam Fuller (e.g., Shock Corridor, The Naked Kiss and White Dog) are a combination of social commentary, bold plotting, brutal violence and dazzling cinematic technique. An extended interview with Fuller is the basis of this work; to it are added lengthy commentaries from his actors, cameramen, editors and many others. For each of the films, there is a critical analysis and an extensive plot synopsis. Also provided is a comprehensive filmography of his work.

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"a fine study" -- Filmfax

"an enlightening look at Fuller's career" -- Asbury Park N.J. Press

"captures the art and brutality of [Fuller]" -- Films in Review

"especially compelling is the lengthy interview with Fuller" -- Booklist/RBB

About the Author

Lee Server is the author of many books on film and popular culture. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub (July 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786400080
• ISBN-13: 978-0786400089
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,924,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Sam Fuller: Film Is a Battleground : A Critical Study, With Interviews, a Filmography and a Bibliography (Hardcover)

This is the essential book on Sam Fuller from McFarland Publishing and author Lee Server. Adeptly assembled, the title covers all of Fuller's output from boyhood newspaper hustling in New York City, to uncredited and lucrative screenplay rewrites in Hollywood, through his startling and influential films as director, and concluding with his work as novelist. Interviewing Fuller in depth in Paris and domestically, many actors and film professionals who worked with him throughout his career, Server has provided an invaluable resource. Each section of the book is extremely informative, supplying crucial background, analysis, and descriptions of the man, his life and his work. The book has the advantage of being able to include Mr. Fuller's entire oeuvre and is the only title in print on the director. Each film is carefully detailed. Useful appendices cover his television credits, unrealized projects, and novels. An excellent resource of an almost unknown director, whose films have influenced everyone from Godard to Scorsese to Coppola.