Brian Garfield

By Brian Garfield:

movie
THE STEPFATHER
Remake of 1987 Garfield-Westlake classic (see information below)
Novel and movie
HOPSCOTCH
Spy pursued by the CIA. The DVD, from Criterion Collection, includes informative interviews with the fine director Ronald Neame and with author-screenwriter-coproducer Brian Garfield.
novel; basis for several movies
DEATH WISH
"Vigilante" of the streets - novel, basis for several movies
The biography of an amazing fraud
THE MEINERTZHAGEN MYSTERY
The true life of a colossal hoaxster -- he fooled Churchill, the Old Boy Network, and science
the films of Brian Garfield
Movies
DEATH WISH; HOPSCOTCH; THE STEPFATHER; DEATH SENTENCE -- nineteen so far, and counting. . . .
Books and Movies
How To Order Books By Brian Garfield
Links to order
History
THE THOUSAND-MILE WAR: World war II in Alaska and the Aleutians
Pulitzer Prize nominee, finalist in history; an exciting narrative history used as a textbook by U.S. Navy. "A splendid achievement." --Washington Star
Reference
WESTERN FILMS: A Complete Guide
A critical encyclopedia of all "A" Western features shown in the United States from the advent of talkies to 1982. The guide lists films alphabetically from "Abilene Town" to "Zandy's Bride"; each listing provides credits, information, and commentary. Most post-1982 Western films have been mediocre at best, Garfield feels, with a few notable exceptions like "Tombstone".
Historical Fiction
MANIFEST DESTINY: A True Romantic Saga of Young Theodore Roosevelt
Biographical novel capturing Theodore Roosevelt's true adventures as a young rancher in the wild American West.


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WESTERN FILMS: A Complete Guide

Published in 1982, this guide to Western films provides, in one volume, a critical encyclopedia of all "A" Western features shown in the United States since the advent of talkies to 1982. The guide lists films alphabetically from "Abilene Town" to "Zandy's Bride"; each listing provides credits, information, and commentary.

This definitive book was the product of ten years of research and writing. It begins with a comprehensive analysis of this uniquely American art form, including its origins, development, and future, comments on the foreign filmmakers who picked up the trend--culminating in the "Spaghetti Westerns"--and explores how the Western motif was used in "A" and "B" films for two very different audiences.

In all, the book includes over 2,000 films. The more than 100 illustrations include rare publicity photos, movie stills of famous actors, and lobby posters. The complete bibliography will be handy for the serious student of film.