Sam Fuller: Film is a Battleground: A Critical Study, with Interviews, A Filmography, and a Bibliography

by Lee Server

The 25 films written and directed by Sam Fuller (e.g., Shock Corridor, The Naked Kiss and White Dog ) are a combination of social commentary, bold plotting, brutal violence and dazzling cinematic technique. An extended interview with Fuller is the basis of this work; to it are added lengthy commentaries from his actors, cameramen, editors and many others. For each of the films, there is a critical analysis and an extensive plot synopsis. Also provided is a comprehensive filmography of his work.

Hardcover

First published July 1, 1994

About the author

Lee Server specialises in books on popular culture and literary history.

He is the critically acclaimed author of such as 'Danger Is My Business: The Illustrated History of the Fabulous Pulp Magazines' (1993), 'Over My Dead Body: The Sensational Age of the American Paperback' (1995) and the biography 'Robert Mitchum: Baby, I Don't Care' (2001).