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Quentin Falk, distinguished film critic of the Sunday Mirror and editor of the BAFTA magazine, Academy, reveals an astonishing collection of strange but true accounts ranging from bizarre tales of actors' shenanigans on film sets to unusual behind-the-scenes stories from over 300 films.
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