description: “A must have for any film nut.”— DetailsPeter Bogdanovich, award-winning director, screenwriter, actor and critic, interviews 16 legendary directors over a 15-year period. Their richly illuminating conversations combine to make this a riveting chronicle of Hollywood and picture making. Join him in conversationsRobert Aldrich George Cukor Allan Dwan Howard Hanks Alfred Hitchcock Chuck Jones Fritz Lang Joseph H. Lewis Sidney Lumet Leo McCarey Otto Preminger Don Siegel Josef von Sternberg Frank Tashlin Edgar G. Ulmer Raoul WalshThis edition does not include photographs.Praise for Who the Devil Made It“Illuminating . . . These were (and sometimes a few yet breathe) men rooted in history as much as in Hollywood. Their collected memories make the past look fearfully rich beside a present that is poverty-stricken in everything except money.” — The New Yorker“Bogdanovich is one of America’s finest writers on the cinema. . . . Thank goodness [his] Who the Devil Made It has come along to remind us that films and writing about film were, at one time, focused on the work and not strictly on the bottom line.” — The Boston Globe“A treasure trove on the craft of directing.” — Newsday“Monumental . . . The directors’ reminiscences about technique, working methods, sources of ideas, and relationships with actors and studios are thoroughly entertaining.” — Publishers Weekly“A fine achievement that helps illuminate the art and craft of some remarkable directors . . . There are plenty of revealing anecdotes.” — Kirkus Reviews
language: English
title: Who the Devil Made It-Trade Pa
titlecomplete: Who the Devil Made It-Trade Pa
genres: Biography, Media Tie In, History, Reference, Criticism, Nonfiction, Art, Film, Memoir, Cultural
ratings_count: 473
publisher: Ballantine Books