内容简介
Jaw-droppingtalesoflegendaryexcessandbadbehaviourfromtheBritishstarsofthe1950sand60s,fromtheauthorofthebestsellingHellraisersandHollywoodHellraisers.ExpandingonthewinningformulathatmadeHellraisers'suchasuccess,thisbookexplorestheriseandcamaraderieofthatentiregenerationofhard-living,boozingactorswhorippedapartthestaidBritishtheatreandfilmindustryinatrail-blazingtenyearperiodfromthemid-50stothemid-60s.ItfeaturesactorslikeRichardHarris,SeanConnery,AlanBates,TomCourtney,AlbertFinney,RobertStephens,TerenceStamp,PeterO'Toole,RobertShawandMichaelCaine.LikeDavidKynaston'sAusterityBritain,thisbooktakesafreshapproachtorecenthistory.Britainofthe50sand60swillcomealivethroughthevibrantenergyandexploitsofthisrevolutionarygenerationofstars,theseharddrinkingbraggadocioswhoraisedhellinSohoandtheWestEnd,thenthefilmcapitalsoftheworld,holdinganactingawardinonehandandabottleofvodkaintheother.FromtheTradePaperbackedition.
作者简介
ROBERTSELLERSistheauthorofthebestsellingHellraisers:TheLifeandInebriatedTimesofRichardBurton,RichardHarris,PeterO'TooleandOliverReed,HollywoodHellraisersandAnA-ZofHellraisers.HehasalsowrittenbiographiesonTomCruise,HarrisonFordandSeanConnery,AlwaysLookontheBrightSideofLife,ahistoryoftheGeorgeHarrison/MontyPythonfilmcompanyHandMade,andthecontroversialBattleforBond,whichforatimewasbannedbythefamilyofIanFleming.HewasaregularcontributortoEmpire,TotalFilm,Independent,SFXandCinemaRetroandhascontributedtoanumberoftelevisiondocumentaries,includingChannel4'sThe100BestFamilyFilms.FromtheTradePaperbackedition.