Peter Sellers : A Film History

Starr, Michael Seth

McFarland & Co Inc（2012/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 272 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786473892
• DDC分類 791.43028092

Full Description

Peter Sellers left behind a rich legacy of film work, some of which is only belatedly recognized for its genius. Especially notable were his numerous crazy accents. Though most widely known as the slapstick Inspector Clouseau of the "Pink Panther" series (from 1964 on), he is recalled by many for such earlier efforts as his triple role in The Mouse That Roared (1959) and his masterly breakthrough to the mainstream American market in I'm All Right, Jack (1959).

This book analyzes each Sellers film from 1951, not least his Oscar-nominated triple-role stint in Dr. Strangelove. He also turned in a brilliant performance as the slyly sinister Clare Quilty in Lolita. Interesting anecdotes, behind-the-scenes information, a detailed plot summary, contemporary criticism and the author's own analysis are given for each film. Complete filmographies and index.

Contents

Table of Contents

Prologue     

Part I: The Road to Stardom (1951-1959)

1. Down Among the Z Men     

2. The Ladykillers     

3. The Smallest Show on Earth     

4. The Naked Truth     

5. tom thumb     

6. Up the Creek     

7. Carlton-Browne of the F.0.     

8. The Mouse That Roared     

9. I'm All Right, Jack     

10. The Battle of the Sexes     

Part 11: The Best Sellers List (1960-1964)

11. Two-Way Stretch     

12. Never Let Go     

13. The Millionairess     

14. Only Two Can Play     

15. Waltz of the Toreadors     

16. Lolita     

17. The Wrong Am of the Law     

18. Heavens Above!     

19. The Pink Panther     

20. Dr. Strangelove     

21. The World of Henry Orient     

22. A Shot in the Dark     

Part 111: The Lost Decade (1965-1974)

23. What's New, Pussycat?     

24. The Wrong Box     

25. After the Fox     

26. Casino Royale     

27. The Bobo     

28. The Party     

29. I Love You, Alice B. Toklas     

30. The Magic Christian     

31. Hojhan     

32. There's a Girl in My Soup     

33. Where Does It Hurt?     

34. The Blockhouse     

35. The Optimists of Nine Elms     

36. Ghost in the Noonday Sun     

Part IV: A Sellers Market (1975-1980)

37. The Return of the Pink Panther     

38. Murder by Death     

39. The Pink Panther Strikes Again     

40. The Revenge of the Pink Panther     

41. The Prisoner of Zenda     

42. Being There     

43. The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu     

44. Epilogue     

Part V: Interview with Blake Edwards     

Notes     

Index