At long last, the full and amazing story about the first American movie foray into Vietnam, with its devastating consequences on all the involved....
This book includes:
*the first interview in 40 years with co-star Giorgia Moll;
*the first major revelations from Audie's best friend, Willard Willingham;
*the first published comments from the diary of Oscar winning Film Editor, William Hornbeck;
*new revelations about the CIA in Vietnam;
*insights from the movie's Figaro Production team;
*the truth about Audie's near death in Vietnam;
*the Vietnamese perspective from Associate Producer, Vinh Noan;
*the feud between director Joseph L. Mankiewicz and author Graham Greene;
*never before seen photos from behind the scenes!
Contributing to a Thinker'S Damn with interviews:
GIORGIA MOLL, the leading lady, in her first extensive interview about the movie;
MIKE MINDLIN, Figaro executive vice president, also in Vietnam with the film crew;
ROBBY LANTZ, Figaro vice president and Mankiewicz's close friend;
WILLARD WILLINGHAM, Audie's best friend, giving his first interview in 50 years;
FRANCE NUYEN, who competed for the lead role;
ELAINE SCHREYECK, Continuity Editor on the film and close associate of Mankiewicz;
VINH NOAN, Associate Vice President on the picture and Technical advisor for Figaro Productions;
WILLIAM HORNBECK, the Film Editor whose never published diaries provide new insights;
DAVID McCLURE, Audie's close friend whose unpublished manuscript adds to the story;
BEN COOPER, Audie's frequent co-star;
MARC LAWRENCE, noted character actor;
ERIC PLESKOW, Oscar-winning producer;
TERRY MURPHY, Audie's son;
JAMES KIRKWOOD, Pulitzer Prize winning author;
and JAN MERLIN, writer and actor, co-star with Audie on several occasions.
