HURST ON FILM 1928-1970
BRIAN DESMOND HURST - The Human Blarney Stone. The first extended evaluation and celebration of the life and work of the legendary Belfast-born film director including a full archive of every Hurst film.
"Brian was one of the most delightful men I ever knew. I once told Frank Capra, 'It's a good thing Brian went back to Britain. He could have given us out here a run for the money.'" John Ford
Brian Desmond Hurst is best known for Scrooge (1951) starring Alastair Sim and was Ireland's most prolific film director of the 20th century. He is arguably amongst the best UK war film directors.
Hurst on Film 1928-1970, at over 600 pages and 1,000 images, brings together for the first time Hurst's richly entertaining and sometimes scandalous memoirs with photos, press releases and posters from the official Hurst archives (many hitherto unseen).
Born in 1895 in East Belfast, Hurst fought at Gallipoli in 1915 and then studied art before getting a lucky break in Hollywood where he was mentored by the legendary John Ford. Returning to the UK, Hurst directed over 30 films over four decades across three continents leading a flamboyant and unapologetically gay life style.
With a foreword by Allan Esler Smith, this book has been curated by Caitlin Smith and Stephen Wyatt, who all believe a celebration of Brian's career and cinematic legacy is long overdue. Caitlin Smith, Hurst's great, great, great niece, selected over 1,000 images from the Hurst Estate archives to design around and supplement the memoir written by Stephen Wyatt in the 1970s (award-winning writer for radio, television and theatre).
Lavishly produced, this book is a visual treat offering fresh insights into British and Irish film history.
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Hurst was a flamboyant, exciting director and Hurst on Film is a terrific mix of fact, memory and images tha
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