A LIFE BEHIND THE SCENES: FROM PINEWOOD TO HOLLYWOOD (paperback)

Discover the inside story of London-born producer Paul Hitchcock and his Hollywood blockbusters from the 1970s to the 2000s.   Paul spent most of his childhood living outside London near Pinewood Studios. After one of his teachers suggested to Paul’s father that his son look for work there, Paul joined the studio as a junior in their Accounts Department. After he served his film apprenticeship between 1946 and 1962, he joined United Artists to work on five major productions. Later, he joined Paramount Pictures to oversee all international production, and then he served for over twenty years as Head of International Production for Warner Bros.   Paul oversaw scores of movies ranging from A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), Outland (1981), Firefox (1982), Greystoke (1984), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Empire Of The Sun (1987), Gorillas In The Mist (1988), Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), and Batman (1989).   There were also unproduced films,