Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films

Albert R. Broccolis Eon Productions has navigated the British film industry for over 50 years, producing the James Bond series. Despite challenges, the franchise has achieved box office gold and recognition, but has faced competition from other action heroes. "Some Kind of Hero" tells the story of the series, drawing on unpublished interviews with cast and crew.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 816 pages
Publication date: 06 August 2018
Publisher: The History Press Ltd

Albert R. Broccolis Eon Productions has been a mainstay of the British film industry for over 50 years, producing the legendary James Bond series. Despite facing critical wrath and acclaim, the franchise has endured and achieved box office gold and recognition by motion picture academies worldwide. However, it has not been without its challenges. Changing financial regimes, fashion, politics, and studio regimes have all posed obstacles, and the rise of competing action heroes has questioned Bond's place in popular culture. Despite these obstacles, the filmmakers have continued to wring new life from the series, and 2012's Skyfall was a huge critical and commercial success, crowning 007 as the undisputed king of the action genre. Some Kind of Hero, a documentary, recounts this remarkable story, from its origins in the early 1960s to the present day, and draws on hundreds of unpublished interviews with the cast and crew of this iconic series.

Weight: 1138g
Dimension: 227 x 157 x 42 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780750969772
Edition number: New ed