J. Lee Thompson

by Steve Chibnall

First published on the fiftieth anniversary of his directorial debut, this book was the first to examine the work of a man once hailed as the finest film-maker to emerge from the British studio system after the Second World War. Before being recruited by Hollywood, J. Lee Thompson made a string of classic films including: Yield to the Night (1956), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Tiger Bay (1959), North West Frontier (1959) and The Guns of Navarone (1961)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719060125
• ISBN13: 9780719060120
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.7"