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Title

The final film of Laurel and Hardy : a study of the chaotic making and marketing of Atoll K / Norbert Aping ; foreword by Glenn Mitchell.

Author

Aping, Norbert, 1952-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2008], ©2008.

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Description

vii, 272 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

"The remarkable story behind the planning, development and marketing of Laurel and Hardy's ill-received final film, Atoll K, has been little explored. Details on the script development, cast, crew, locations, and even basic information on running times and release dates have been sketchy at best since the film's 1951 release." "This work reconstructs the circumstances surrounding this unusual international co-production (Atoll K was a French-Italian film with English-speaking stars). Through lost documents detailing the film's production and funding, previously unreleased behind-the-scenes photos, and a rare interview with French movie star Suzy Delair, the author explores the continuous changes to the film's script during its chaotic production and the final marketing of the film's many different versions (Atoll K was also released as Robinson Crusoeland in the United Kingdom and as Utopia in the United States). Several appendices detail alternative sequences and cut scenes in various versions of the film and include French box-office reports from 1951 to 1952 as well as a complete filmography."--BOOK JACKET.

Uniform Title

Laurel und Hardy auf dem Atoll. English

Alternative Title

Laurel und Hardy auf dem Atoll.

Subject

• Laurel, Stan
• Hardy, Oliver, 1892-1957
• Atoll K

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-268) and index.
• Includes filmography: p. 233-238.

Contents

Foreword / Glenn Mitchell -- Pt. I. The Production of Atoll K -- 1. Preparations -- 2. On the Way to the Script -- 3. On the Way to Shooting -- 4. At Last a Script! -- 5. Shooting Begins in Marseilles -- 6. Shooting on the Cote d'Azur and in the Studio La Victorine -- 7. In the Paris Studio -- 8. The Editing -- Pt. II. Atoll K on the Market -- 9. The French Version of Atoll K -- 10. The Italian Version Atollo K -- 11. The English-Language Version of Atoll K, Robinson Crusoeland -- 12. Utopia in the United States of America -- 13. Atoll K throughout the World -- 14. The German Version of Atoll K, Dick und Doof erben eine Insel -- Appendix 1. Filmography -- Appendix 2. Information in Opening Credits and Distributors Data -- Appendix 3. Alternative Sequences -- Appendix 4. Scenes Cut from the 100-Minute Version -- Appendix 5. French Box-Office Reports, 1951-1952.

ISBN

• 9780786433025 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 0786433027 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2008022981
• 40015758981

OCLC

• ocn229342571
• 229342571
• SCSB-5424711

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Columbia University Libraries