The Winslow Boy by David Mamet
Two screenplays by one of the most influential and controversial writers of his generation. The Winslow Boy, Mamet's sixth film as writer-director, is an inspired adaptation of Terrence Rattigan's celebrated play. Set in 1910, The Winslow Boy is based on the real-life story of a young naval cadet who is accused of stealing a five-shilling postal order. Convinced of the boy's innocence, the Winslow family leap to his defence. As the case gathers momentum, national interest is accompanied by frenzied media interest, and many long-accepted legal notions are thrown into question. The Spanish Prisoner is a sly, delightful, brilliantly constructed con-game. Joe Ross, a young company hot-shot, has developed the coveted 'process'. Excited by the potential gains, his employers determine to keep the details secret at all costs. Joe soon finds himself drawn into a dangerous world characterized by paranoia, intrigue and duplicity. In The Spanish Prisoner David Mamet has brilliantly reinvented the classic con-trick drama.
David Mamet is a director and the author of numerous acclaimed plays, books and screenplays. His play Glengarry Glen Ross won the Pulitzer Prize, and his screenplays for The Verdict and Wag the Dog were nominated for Academy Awards. He has also received an Obie Award, and has written a collection of poems, five collections of essays, and books on acting and directing, most recently Theatre (2010). His first novel, The Village, was published by Faber in 1994, followed by the publication of The Old Religion in 1998 and Wilson in 2000.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571200740 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571200745 |
| Title | The Winslow Boy |
| Author | David Mamet |
| Series | Classic Screenplay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 1999-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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