{"product_id":"gunga-din-william-r-chemerka-9781629332758","title":"Gunga Din: From Kipling's Poem to Hollywood's Action-Adventure Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose most famous words from the 1892 poem by Rudyard Kipling have reverberated through cinema sound speakers for nearly eighty years since the RKO release of George Steven's \u003cem\u003eGunga Din\u003c\/em\u003e starring Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Joan Fontaine, and Sam Jaffe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe realization of the movie was as much of an epic quest as the heroic journeys of the story's characters. Author William Chemerka's new research work unfolds as more than just another \"making of the movie\" book. He explores the complete production history of the motion picture, examines the film's influence on other films and television programs, and extolls through detailed notes the film's socio-political legacy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated. Contains a Bibliography, Index, and Appendices (including Rudyard Kipling's \u003cem\u003eGunga Din\u003c\/em\u003e, Cast and Crew Credits, film production costs, and the Eulogy for Sam Jaffe).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the author: William R. Chemerka has published \u003cem\u003eFess Parker: TV's Frontier Hero, The Battle of Bunker Hill: A novella based upon the docudrama \"The Battle of Bunker Hill\"; General Joseph Warren Revere: The Gothic Saga of Paul Revere's Grandson; Rock \u0026amp; Roll Recollections: A Journalist's 50-Year Diary.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William R. Chemerka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629332755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629332758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.51d","brand":"William R. Chemerka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245315780863,"sku":"9781629332758","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f60ec80-14e2-4ead-bd67-174dc1ed6651.jpg?v=1693927344","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gunga-din-william-r-chemerka-9781629332758","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}