The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (UK Signed Exclusive Edition Copy)

Tom Hanks

ISBN 10: 1529151805 / ISBN 13: 9781529151800

Published by Hutchinson Heinemann, London, 2023

About this Item

First Printing. The Book is very fine, square, tight and unread. It is unmarked, with clean pages free of inscriptions or marks. The book has been signed by the author by means of a tipped-in title page. The Dust Jacket is very fine, unfaded, unclipped (£22.00) and is free of any rips, tears or marks. It is a copy of the Waterstones Exclusive edition with extra content. The front face carries a round self adhesive label stating 'WATERSTONES EXCLUSIVE SIGNED EDITION'. First Edition, First Printing - Signed by the Author. All our books are covered with a clear, removable, chemically inert, protective wrapper before being securely bubble wrapped and dispatched in strong corrugated cardboard boxes.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (UK Signed Exclusive Edition Copy)
• Publisher: Hutchinson Heinemann, London
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529151805
• ISBN 13: 9781529151800
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

'A stunning, emotionally satisfying tale about the art of storytelling. I never wanted the lights to come up. I could not put it down' GRAHAM NORTON

'It's its own universe, complete with a sun, a cast of circling planets, and a limitless number of stars. Its gravity pulls you in and its far reaching, multi-layered, rollicking exuberance holds you in place. I would have been happy to live inside this book forever' ANN PATCHETT

A wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the humble comic book that inspired it all.

Spanning 80 years of a changing America and culminating in the opening of the film, we meet a colourful cast of characters including a troubled soldier returning from war, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film star on the rise, a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members that together create Hollywood magic.

Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece offers an insider's take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on America's past and present, on the world of show business and the real world we all live in.

Praise for Tom Hanks:

'Authentically geniune . . . a Writer with a capital W.' Stephen Fry
'Hanks's prose is impressive . . . fluent, convincing and confident.' The Times
'Tom Hanks is a wise and hilarious writer with an endlessly surprising mind.' Steve Martin

About the Author

Tom Hanks has won Academy Awards for best actor for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He has starred in, among many other films, Big, Sleepless in Seattle, Apollo 13, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Cast Away, Catch Me If You Can, Captain Phillips, Bridge of Spies, Sully, Toy Story, The Post, and It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker. He is also the author of a best-selling collection of stories, Uncommon Type.