Sydney Box

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by Andrew Spicer

Type

Studies

Subject

Director > Sydney Box

Keywords

Sydney Box, producer, Great Britain

Publishing date

2006

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Collection

British Film Makers

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 240 pages
5 ¾ x 9 inches (14.5 x 23 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-7190-5999-2
978-0-7190-5999-5

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Book Presentation:
This is an authoritative account of the career of Sydney Box, one of British cinema's most successful and significant producers. Concentrating on the period 1940-65, it highlights the crucial but often misunderstood role that the producer plays in the film making process and, using largely unpublished material, affords an exceptional insight into the workings of the film industry.

Box's career was exceptionally varied and this study analyses the work of his company Verity Films, which produced over 100 short propaganda films during the Second World War, as well as Box's work as a feature film producer and as managing director of Gainsborough Pictures (1944­-49). It encompasses the difficulties he experienced as an independent producer in the 1950s and the formation of Sydney Box Associates, his role in early television history, and his imaginative if unsuccessful bids for British Lion and London Weekday Television in the early 1960s.

This study will be essential reading for scholars and students interested in British cinema and television history, but its focus on the frequently misrepresented or misunderstood role of the producer will make it valuable for students of film generally.

About the Author:
Andrew Spicer is Reader in Cultural History in the Bristol School of Art, Media and Design at the University of the West of England.

Press Reviews:
The best entry yet in the British Film Makers series, this is an astonishingly detailed work. A truly remarkable achievement, it brings Britain's post-war film industry vividly to life.

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