Huston, We Have a Problem: A Kaleidoscope of Filmmaking MemoriesIn this captivating memoir, Oscar(R)-winning cinematographer Oswald ("Ossie") Morris looks back over his 58-film career as Director of Photography for such front rank directors as John Huston, Carol Reed, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Stanley Kubrick, Ronald Neame, Vittorio De Sica, Franco Zeffirelli, Norman Jewison and Sidney Lumet. Though he eschews "kiss-and-tell," Ossie provides many personal and amusing insights into the making of many films, including Moulin Rouge, Moby Dick, The Guns of Navarone, Lolita, The Hill, Fiddler on the Roof, The Man Who Would be King and Oliver! Morris photographed many of the top stars--Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, James Mason, Paul Newman, Michael Caine, and Sean Connery, among others--and relates a fund of intimate anecdotes about them. He also recounts his run-ins with legendary producer, David O. Selznick, who battered him with his infamous memos throughout the making of Stazione Termini, Beat The Devil and A Farewell to Arms. Morris also offers many technical revelations about making films in the pre-digital era, including groundbreaking innovations and camera tricks. For all those interested in the history of film, both at a personal and technical level, this is a rich and rewarding look into the world of cinema. |
Contents
A Crowded House | 3 |
Delirium of the Air Wartime Service in the RAF | 13 |
A Safe Landing | 41 |
THE DIRECTORS | 45 |
Ill Be Behind You Ronnie Neame including Connie | 47 |
Hows My Boy? John Huston | 65 |
Heres the Thing Sir Carol Reed including Lee | 131 |
The American Connection Sidney Lumet | 147 |
Kubricks Secret World Lolita 1960 | 213 |
Behind the Iron Curtain The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 1965 | 219 |
The Glittering Burtons The Taming of the Shrew 1966 | 225 |
Chips with Everything Goodbye Mr Chips 1969 | 233 |
An Oscar for all Seasons Fiddler on the Roof 1970 | 241 |
Piggy in the Middle The Jim Henson Legacy | 251 |
Afterword | 257 |
Honours and Awards | 259 |