{"product_id":"waterloo-making-an-epic-paperback","title":"Waterloo — Making an Epic (paperback)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWaterloo — Making an Epic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe spectacular behind-the-scenes story of a movie colossus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e by Simon Lewis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6”x9”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e630­­ pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN 9781629338323\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHistory has thrown up few events as dramatic and decisive as the four-day campaign that culminated in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1970, Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis spent $25 million to re-stage Napoleon’s tumultuous encounter with Wellington, portrayed by Rod Steiger \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand Christopher Plummer. It was directed by Sergei Bondarchuk who deployed almost 20,000 Soviet soldiers in a noble attempt to tell the story “faithfully.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor Simon Lewis celebrates the extraordinary effort taken to recreate the ghastly beauty of Napoleonic warfare for the cameras. His exhaustive account details almost every aspect of the immense production, which ranged from Rome to the vast battlefield set in Ukraine. The book also explores several of the movie’s myths; including the existence of a four-hour version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLavishly illustrated with over 200 photographs, most never-before-seen, \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWaterloo — Making An Epic\u003c\/em\u003e will thrill fans of this much-loved, if flawed, movie giant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBook review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCinema Retro review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50211244474625,"sku":"rxi1787308146484","price":28.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/waterloo-making-an-epic-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787308153","url":"https:\/\/www.juniperavenue.shop\/products\/waterloo-making-an-epic-paperback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}