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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.430280922
EAN: 9780786433025
ISBN: 0786433027
Label: McFarland
Manufacturer: McFarland
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: July 23, 2008
Publisher: McFarland
Sales Rank: 658446
Studio: McFarland
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
While it once seemed that everything worth knowing had been written about Laurel and Hardy's ill-received final film, the remarkable story behind the planning, development and marketing of Atoll K has remained strangely unexplored. Consequently, existing details on the cast, crew, locations, and even basic information on running times and release dates were sketchy at best. This work reconstructs the circumstances surrounding this unusual international co-production (Atoll K was a French-Italian film with English-speaking stars). Through lost documents detailing the film's production and funding, previously unreleased behind-the-scenes photos, and a rare interview with French movie star Suzy Delair (Cherie Lamour), the author explores the continuous changes to the film's script during its chaotic production and the final marketing of the film's many different versions (Atoll K was also released as Robinson Crusoeland in the United Kingdom and as Utopia in the United States). Several appendices detail alternative sequences and cut scenes in multi-lingual versions of the film, French box-office reports from 1951 to 1952, and a complete filmography.
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I was always a fan of Laurel and Hardy films. Atoll K (or, Utopia, or Robinson Crusoeland, etc.) was the production with the least amount of attention paid. Most film historians write the film off as "an abortion" (Stans' assessment), or as a sad reminder of the teams' former glory. Well, despite what one thinks of the finished film, information on the making of it, and the marketing, reviews, grosses, and aftermath were often limited at best, or sloughed off with information culled from available ... Read More
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An expertly written and researched look into one of the last outings from the legendary duo LAUREL AND HARDY. A compelling and interesting story and analysis of a much maligned project that sheds new light and thus creates a greater appreciation. I love books like this, that can shift your focus and educate your viewpoint. A worthy effort that should be considered a landmark filmbook among the legions of L&H scholars.
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When you bring up the subject of Laurel and Hardy's last film to Laurel and Hardy buffs, many may cringe. It was terrible, the boys were sick, it never should have been made etc. Many refuse to even watch the film, so bad is its repuatation. But author Norbert Aping makes the case that Atoll K, while not a great film, is NOT the abomination people believe it is. Aping writes about the film from its conception, the writing, the filming, the editing, and the many versions that were released in different ... Read More
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This is the kind of "keeper" that fans and historians dream about. What is fascinating is to see rare behind the scenes photos, worldwide promotion, and read detailed analysis of a subject which I surmise many people thought ended with other fine books.
If you feel, as this reviewer does, that Atoll K was their best film since Hal Roach, then you will not know where the time goes as you enjoy this tome.
[Don't like the cover design altogether: "Laurel And Hardy" should be on one line, or covering ... Read More
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