From Real Life to Reel Life: A Filmography of Biographical Films

By Eileen Karsten

In one convenient volume, Karsten lists all major biographical films shown in the U.S. since the advent of sound, among them The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The Babe Ruth Story, Patton, Sophia Loren: Her Own Story, The Eddy Duchin Story, Words and Music, Pride of the Yankees, Born Free, The Lion in Winter, Magnificent Doll, Deep in my Heart, and A Man for All Seasons. This filmography of feature-length biographical films includes those released in English or with English subtitles and shown commercially either in a theater or on television. The majority of films listed are also available in video format.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810825910
• ISBN13: 9780810825918
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource

This book is an excellent reference for biographical film. Do not expect it to be a Hollywood production with gossip or movie stills. It is an exhaustive index of the genre, and it's an excellent addition to the library of an historian as well as the film buff.

Historical perspective

I am a professor at North Western and belive this book to be a veratible resource when researching film.