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Peter Cushing: A Life in Film Hardcover – 19 Apr 2013

by David Miller (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars 13 customer reviews
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  • Hardcover: 1928 pages
  • Publisher: Titan Books (19 April 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1781162743
  • ISBN-13: 978-1781162743
  • Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 2 x 24.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 261,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Films, stage and television... it's all covered in David Miller's excellent companion which details Cushing's 60-year career." (Total Film) "Growing up I loved Dracula, I was such a fan of Peter Cushing in that. All my friends wanted to be Christopher Lee and I wanted to be Peter Cushing." --Daniel Radcliffe

"You just can t ask for better from a book like this." --SciFi FX

"it s a fascinating and insanely detailed look at a beloved genre actor s career, and worth picking up for horror fans or those looking for details on British science fiction film, both well known and obscure." --Uproxx review

"A fine service to Cushing's fans but also to the man himself." --Flixist review

"Miller does a superb job taking readers through Cushing s career...a must for Cushing, Hammer and British film buffs in general." --Film Score Monthly

"There s a real sincerity and a self-deprecating grace to Peter Cushing that gives his writing the feeling of a very personal admission... 100 years on from his birth and we ve never felt closer to the gentle man of horror." --Sci-Fi Now

About the Author

David Miller has contributed to such magazines as TV Zone, Starburst and Film Review, and until 2007 he was the editor of Shivers. He co-wrote the book They Came from Outer Space with Mark Gatiss,

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5.0 out of 5 starsBe Warned!!
By movie fan on 25 April 2013
Format: Hardcover Verified Purchase
I'd seen this advertised on Amazon for some time and was counting the days until I could order it. I finally received this item today.The book itself is beautifully presented with some great colour photos in amongst the black and white pics. It's informative and entertaining and a worthy addition to anybody's book collection.
HOWEVER, as I was looking through it I had a niggling feeling that parts of it looked all too familiar. Sure enough,it turns out that this book was initially published in 2000 and I already had it!! Back then it was called " The Peter Cushing Companion". I'm really annoyed that the cover of the book and the title have been changed to such an extent that I thought I was buying a brand new publication. If you didn't buy this book when it first came out then I heartily recommend it. Just be aware this is a re-print with a new look and a few updates. I could have saved myself £12!!.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA worthy tribute to a great actor
By Ye Olde Ed on 7 July 2013
Format: Hardcover
One of the best books about the actor is "The Peter Cushing Companion" by David Miller. Now there's a better one, because Titan Books has (have?) published a revised edition for his centenary, retitled "Peter Cushing: A Life in Film". Because of Cushing's reputation as a master of horror his films will be enjoyed by millions for decades to come, but that reputation has tended to overshadow his subtle and meticulous acting in other fields, most of them on stage or television. The 1954 BBC TV production of "1984" is available on DVD (in America, but not, absurdly, in the UK); Cushing's tortured performance as Winston Smith is superb. It's also worth seeking out his pre-Hammer films, such as "Alexander the Great", "Moulin Rouge", and especially Olivier's "Hamlet". He played Sherlock Holmes seventeen times, from Hammer's entertaining, though deeply flawed "Hound of the Baskervilles" in 1958 to Tyburn's excellent "The Masks of Death" in 1984. Of the 1968 BBC TV series, only six episodes survive, but they include the two-part "Hound of the Baskervilles", which many of us rate the finest screen version of the story. David Miller's book is a worthy tribute to a great actor.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWonderful Book about a Great actor and Great Man
By Colonel Decker on 4 Jan. 2014
Format: Hardcover
A Life in Film: Peter Cushing, is a wonderful read about the great man. Through his early stage work, to his Hollywood adventures and of course his Hammer Horror days, the book has it all. It is chockablock full of photos and I mean there are a lot, of high quality and never before seen. The middle has some colour shots also.

But this book is of course about the man himself. I loved the little details, like actual dates when his movies were shot and even dates of his appearances on TV. I thought I knew a lot about Cushing, but never knew that he still acted in America and out of the country even in the 1970s. You find out about his beloved wife Helen- and all manners of things. The back of the book has a detailed and painstakingly throrough account of all of Cushings work and TV appearances. Quite simply it is worth every penny.

Those of you that are giving the book one star are harsh- all you had to do was inform amazon and get a refund. True the book is rehashed from an earlier edition, but for fans who don't have that book a quick look at the average ratings would suggest this stand alone book is awful, which it cleary isn't.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Fantastic Book On A Great Actor
By Alan Toner on 26 May 2013
Format: Hardcover
Peter Cushing: A Life In Film is the best book I have ever read on this fine actor. It is a book that every Peter Cushing fan should have on their bookshelf.
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5.0 out of 5 starsPETER CUSHING
By allan spence on 29 May 2013
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great insight to a brilliant British actor a true gentleman of the British cinema. professional in every aspect. Born one hundred years ago May 26th
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5.0 out of 5 starsBritish cinema
By Paul Franklin on 11 Jun. 2013
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An updated book about a great British actor a good read for the Hammer films fan and British film lover
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1.0 out of 5 starsWON'T BE FOOLED AGAIN
By hammerposter on 28 April 2013
Format: Hardcover
WARNING -- This booked was first published in 2000 under the title THE CUSHING COMPANION, then again in 2005 as THE COMPLETE PETER CUSHING. Well I guess it wasn't "complete" because now it has been published again(!) as PETER CUSHING A LIFE IN FILMS. I was already ripped off with the second book, I'll be damned if I gonna buy it a third time.
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