{"product_id":"the-final-film-of-laurel-norbert-aping-9780786433025","title":"The Final Film of Laurel and Hardy: A Study of the Chaotic Making and Marketing of Atoll K","description":"\u003cp\u003e The remarkable story behind the planning, development and marketing of Laurel and Hardy's ill-received final film, \u003ci\u003eAtoll K\u003c\/i\u003e, has been little explored. Details on the script development, cast, crew, locations, and even basic information on running times and release dates have been sketchy at best since the film's 1951 release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work reconstructs the circumstances surrounding this unusual international co-production (\u003ci\u003eAtoll K\u003c\/i\u003e was a French-Italian film with English-speaking stars). Through lost documents detailing the film's production and funding, previously unreleased behind-the-scenes photos, and a rare interview with French movie star Suzy Delair, the author explores the continuous changes to the film's script during its chaotic production and the final marketing of the film's many different versions (\u003ci\u003eAtoll K\u003c\/i\u003e was also released as \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoeland\u003c\/i\u003e in the United Kingdom and as \u003ci\u003eUtopia\u003c\/i\u003e in the United States). Several appendices detail alternative sequences and cut scenes in various versions of the film and include French box-office reports from 1951 to 1952 as well as a complete filmography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norbert Aping\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786433027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786433025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Norbert Aping","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44566888382719,"sku":"9780786433025","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2cd5ed95-f371-4ff6-9ae3-54020caaa4fb.jpg?v=1701374928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-final-film-of-laurel-norbert-aping-9780786433025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}