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Hammer Glamour |  | Author: Marcus Hearn
Publisher: Titan Books
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Sales Rank: 16292
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 160
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 9.7 x 0.9
ISBN: 1848562292
Dewey Decimal Number: 791
EAN: 9781848562295
ASIN: 1848562292
Publication Date: September 29, 2009
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Over fifty years ago, with the release of The Curse of Frankenstein and Christopher Lee in Dracula, Hammer ushered in a whole new era of blood and barely restrained cleavage in glorious colour, mixing sex and horror with a style and panache that made the small British company world famous.
Bursting at the seams with rare and previously unpublished photographs from Hammer’s archive and private collections worldwide, and featuring many new interviews, Hammer Glamour is a lavish, full colour celebration of Hammer’s female stars, including Ingrid Pitt, Martine Beswick, Caroline Munro, Barbara Shelley, Joanna Lumley, Nastassja Kinski, and of course Raquel Welch (who can forget her fur bikini in One Million Years B. C.?)
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Fabulous book for fans of Hammer's women actresses November 5, 2009
William Armstrong (Pawtucket, RI, USA.)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you're a fan of Hammer Films horror movies and are familiar with the many women who appeared in the movies Hammer made over the years then this book is for you. Rare and very colorful photos (many full page) fill the pages of this book (although there are a few who were left out of this volume like Catherine Feller from CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF) but otherwise a highly recommended volume in any case. Hopefully there will be a second volume someday that includes some of the women who are not included here.
Book of Beauty October 22, 2009
S. Smith (Florida)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Another great book on the history of Hammer Films, this time focused on the women that appeared in their films. Wonderfully produced, it features most of the Hammer beauties, many in full page photos. My only problem with the book is that it is a bit limited. Most of the women get only a page or two, with a few of the bigger names getting 3-4 pages. I love photo books like this, and only wish there were more photos. It is a super collection, and like the recently published book - Hammer Films - A Life in Pictures: The Visual Story of Hammer Films, this book is a must buy. I only hope to see more books like this in the future. Like most books published by Titan, this is a quality production.
Glamourous! October 14, 2009
Gary A. Smith (Los Angeles, ca USA)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
An incredibly beautiful book filled with gorgeous never before seen photos. Unfortunately some of the text is a tad condescending. It seems as if nobody can discuss Hammer without dissing their movies. I'm so tired of reading about how terrible Lust for a Vampire is. And why is there no mention at all of Dana Gillespie? But these a minor complaints. There is much to enjoy in this book.
Fantastic tribute to the leading ladies of Hammer Films October 8, 2009
Dan Day (South Bend, IN)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Hammer Films has a cult reputation throughout the world for their classic series of gothic horror and adventure films produced during the company's heyday from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. When one thinks of the performers who starred in Hammer's productions, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee immediately come to mind. However, one of Hammer's biggest attractions were the number of beautiful women who shared the screen with the likes of Cushing & Lee. Hammer Glamour is a celebration of fifty of the most popular of the British studio's actresses. All of the Hammer fan's favorites are here--Ingrid Pitt, Veronica Carlson, Caroline Munro, Raquel Welch--and a number of women not so well known, but still memorable. Each actress who is featured in the book recieves a full-page photo and a short biography. The photos are fantastic. As someone who has read just about every book and magazine about Hammer, I can say that most of the photos were ones that I had never seen. The book's quality and design are top notch. Most of the photos are in color. The book's text is written by Hammer expert Marcus Hearn. Titan Books is the publisher--the same company that came out recently with The Hammer Story, another great volume. If you are a Hammer Films fan, and you have always had a crush on the many spectacular women who graced their films, this book is a must-have. (NOTE: There are a couple of photos that do show a nipple or two, but they are very few.)
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