About this title: In this riveting biography of silent film star Erich von Stroheim, author Arthur Lenning tracks the actor and director's amazing climb from New York City poverty to Hollywood fortune and fame. Lenning portrays Stroheim as a brilliant spirit who met a tragic fate in the corrupt film industry.
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Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780813121383ISBN:0813121388
Description: Photo Illustrated. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. This 6 x 9 hardcover has 514 pages. Stroheim was one of the true giants in American film history, stubborn, arrogant, and colorful, he saw himself as a cinema artist, which led to numerous conflicts with producers and studio executives who complained about the inflated budgets and extrondinary legth of his films. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington KY
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780813121383ISBN:0813121388
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0813121388. Grey cloth hardcovers are clean, no wear. Interior in very good condition, clean and tight. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear only, clean.; 8vo 8"-9" tall. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Date Published: 2003-04-18
ISBN-13:9780813190440ISBN:0813190444
Description: Very Good. Appears unread, tight, bright and shiny, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, smudges to page edges. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780813121383ISBN:0813121388
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. This is a good looking ex-library book. Besides the usual labels and stamps this book also has lightly bumped edges, light scuffing, and light general shelf-wear. This is a good reading copy. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 574 p. Audience: General/trade. Your book will be custom double-wrapped & over-taped to help assure you get it undamaged. Books sold in support of the World Outreach Project s efforts to lift up the world one person at a time. Ships ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-13:9780813190440ISBN:0813190444
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780813190440ISBN:0813190444
Description: New. 0813190444. First printing. Mint. New from publisher. No marks on book or throughout text, no bumps or creases. 513 pp., indexed, many b&w photos.; 8vo 8"; z. read more
Description: Good. 0813121388 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780813121383ISBN:0813121388
Description: Hardcover. First Edition, first printing. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket, SIGNED by Lennig on the title page. The first in-depth biographical study of the director/actor who was one of cinema's first philosophically-driven auteurs. An examination into Stroheim's fanatical dedication to absolute cinema, as well as the many myths that he himself put forth, in a nearly pathological need to embellish and obscure himself and his own past. A must for any student of world cinema. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV PR OF KENTUCKY
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780813190440ISBN:0813190444
Description: New. "The Man You Love to Hate, " Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) is one of film history's giants. For this biography, Lennig scoured European and American archives to create this painstaking portrait of the actor/director's genius and his failed quest to... read more
Description: New. 0813121388 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Date Published: 2000
Description: First Edition. Signed by the author, Arthur Lennig on the title page. Illustrated. As new in dust jacket. A stunning biographical achievement befitting its larger than life subject-the brilliant film director and actor Erich Von Stroheim, whose amazing body of work includes directing such classic films as Greed and Queen Kelly with Gloria Swanson, and acting in Jean Renoir's Grand Illusion, Intolerance, Sunset Boulevard, etc. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-13:9780813121383ISBN:0813121388
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the true giants of American film history. For years, however his life has been wreathed in myths, many of his own devising. Lennig has scoured European and American archives for details concerning ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-13:9780813121383ISBN:0813121388
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the true giants of American film history. For years, however his life has been wreathed in myths, many of his own devising. Lennig has scoured European and American archives for details concerning Stroheim's life, and ... read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780813190440ISBN:0813190444
Description: Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. A used ex-library copy. Library markings. Pages are somewhat worn. Cover worn. Worn edges and corners. Binding solid and tight. read more
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