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John Walsh is a double BAFTA and double Grierson-nominated filmmaker, best-selling author and founder of Walsh Bros Ltd, one of the UK’s top 100 production companies.
John met Ray Harryhausen as a film student to make a documentary about his life and work. Today, John is a Trustee of the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation and, in 2021, founded the Harryhausen Awards.

His books include Harryhausen The Lost Movies and his acclaimed non-fiction Official Story of the Film series with titles on Flash Gordon, Escape From New York and Dr Who & The Daleks. All four Rondo Award Nominees for “Book of the Year”. 2023 saw the release of Conan The Barbarian, and The Wicker Man. 2024 saw the publication of The Third Man: The Official Story of the Film, c ...more

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	Conan the Barbarian: The Official Story of the Film 4.39 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flash Gordon: The Official Story of the Film 4.47 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape from New York: The Official Story of the Film 4.33 avg rating — 43 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harryhausen: The Lost Movies 4.48 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dr. Who & The Daleks: The Official Story of the Films 4.23 avg rating — 39 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wicker Man: The Official Story of the Film 4.68 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Third Man: The Official Story of the Film it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gladiator II: The Art and Making of the Ridley Scott Film 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Official Story of the Film 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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John Walsh liked Geoff Brennan's review of The Wicker Man: The Official Story of the Film: "Phenomenal read. As a huge fan of the film - and the lore surrounding the film - I can't believe there's so many aspects of this film that I'm only learning about from this book. Almost like an in-depth investigation into the film, putting the pieces" Read more of this review »
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“Hey!... I'm still good meat! I'm perfectly good meat! I taste fine! I was excited to read another Simon Ward making-of book, given that his deep dives on Moon and Snow Piercer were already on my shelf, along with Kong Island, Alien Covenant, and Okja ...more
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John Walsh liked Val McKenzie's review of Gladiator II: The Art and Making of the Ridley Scott Film: "Echoes In Time. I was delighted to finally get my hands on this book about the making of Gladiator II. I loved this film and have read everything since I first heard about it. John Walsh’s new book has opened my mind to the immense scale of this film" Read more of this review »
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John Walsh liked Francisco Xavier Santos's review of Gladiator II: The Art and Making of the Ridley Scott Film: "Gladiator II: the art and making of the Ridley Scott Film el escritor y cineasta John Walsh vuelve a demostrar su talento para explorar los mundos visuales del cine épico. Tras el éxito de su libro dedicado a Conan el Bárbaro, donde ya dejaba claro su" Read more of this review »
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“It is important for these unspeakable things to be spoken of, because they actually happened in this world.”
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