{"product_id":"a-city-full-of-hawks-on-the-waterfront-seventy-years-later-still-the-great-american-contender-hardcover","title":"A City Full of Hawks: On the Waterfront Seventy Years Later--Still the Great American Contender - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Rebello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Journalist Rebello delivers a meticulous account of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Waterfront's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e bumpy path to the silver screen.... Rebello gamely traces how real-life political drama combined with rank Hollywood gamesmanship to create a classic of American film. Cinephiles will be transfixed.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerhaps no movie has better dramatized the interplay of ambition, corruption, and disappointment in America than \u003ci\u003eOn the Waterfront\u003c\/i\u003e, best captured in the closing \"I could've been a contender\" speech given by Marlon Brando's character Terry Malloy. A gripping tale about organized crime and dockworkers in New Jersey, it is justifiably remembered today as one of the greatest movies of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis film about internecine power struggles and thwarted ambition had its share of big personalities involved in its making, among them Brando, Elia Kazan, playwright Arthur Miller, screenwriter Schulberg, producer Sam Spiegel, composer Leonard Bernstein, Marilyn Monroe, Rod Steiger, Eva Marie Saint, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Montgomery, Grace Kelly, Aaron Copland, and more. What happened among them, let alone the dramas that were unfolding in their personal lives when they were off set, ironically recalls WHAT Michael Corleone says in one of \u003ci\u003eOn the Waterfront's\u003c\/i\u003e most celebrated descendants, \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather: \u003c\/i\u003e\"It's not personal. It's strictly business.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, of course, it's always intensely personal--as this fascinating narrative shows. From creative clashes to the challenges of filming on the Hoboken waterfront to the spectre of anticommunist paranoia that shadowed the movie's creation and reception, this is a revealing look at the making of a genuine cinematic classic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Rebello is a screenwriter and bestselling author. He has written screenplays for Disney, Paramount, Focus Features, and others. He has written for \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMovieline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHollywood Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStatement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMore\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in southern New England, he is a longtime resident of southern California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9.28 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695253295167,"sku":"9781493077809","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f28bb4958977147a0e563f78b12ffe3a.webp?v=1765003144","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/a-city-full-of-hawks-on-the-waterfront-seventy-years-later-still-the-great-american-contender-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}