SHEPPERTON STUDIOS

by Morris Bright

“Sheperton has been the home for maverick and independent film production for nearly seventy-five years. Owned by a succession of famous brothers, the Kordas, the Boultings, the Lees and the Scotts, some of the most successful films ever produced have been have been mate at the studios:

The Third Man, The African Queen, Dr. Strangelove, Oliver!, Alien, A Passage to India, Pink Panther films, The Omen, The Wicker Man, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Gandhi, Gladiator, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones’ Diary, Bend It Like Beckham and Finding Neverland.

With over 300 stunning images (many previously unpublished) and contributors from directors, actors, producers and those behind the scenes, this fully authorized book represents the first comprehensive illustrated account of Shepperton Studios.”

“Only Two Cats Play” (1961)

Peter Sellers, in the stage of “Dr. Strangelove”

“The Omen” (1975)

“The Crying Game” (1991)

“The wicker Man” (1972)

“2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968)

Dir. Richard Attenborough, Gandhi (1981)

Dir. Stanley Kubrick, “Dr. Strangelove” (1963)

SHEPPERTON STUDIOS

By Morris Bright

Hardcover, 386 pp.

Ed: Southbank Publishing, London, UK, 2005

ISBN: 1-904915-03-5