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med_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
This is a very thorough, very well researched biography. In general, I like Hollywood bios to write a lot about the films with which the subject was involved and this one did, but unfortunately, this is a rather dry read. As Curtiz himself was far from a boring guy, I find this a fault of the book. Still, interesting if you like old movies.
upsidedown10's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
This book is gigantic, but two hundred pages are notes, bibliography, and filmography so don't worry. I got this book because I watched Casablanca and afterwards, I went through the Wikipedia of the director. The article was so wild that I I had to know more. The book gives a really good rundown of Curtiz's whole life. This man did have a crazy life. He knew what he wanted and went for it since he was a teenager. It was so interesting to read about his dual personalities. This made me want to watch so many old movies.