{"product_id":"9781845492434","title":"Dark At The Top Of The Stairs - Memoirs Of A Film Producer","description":"For years John Dark was one of Britain's leading film producers. His films include the first 'Casino Royale'. 'There's a Girl in my Soup', 'The Land That Time Forgot' and 'Shirley Valentine'.\u003cp\u003e'Dark at the Top of the Stairs' is his no-holds-barred, no-feelings-spared autobiography. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA master raconteur, John Dark introduces us to his world of hunting for Orson Welles's noses in Hong Kong, of nude photo-shoots with Ursula Andress, of private concerts given by Liza Minnelli - and of despair at the debacle that was 'El Dorado'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut he also introduces us to the private John Dark - John the son, the wartime evacuee, the conscript in Kenya, the drapery salesman; John the lover, husband, father, friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Dark at the Top of the Stairs' will tell you what the words 'Produced by .' really mean - not just in terms of the job's responsibilities, its perks and privileges, but in terms too of the sometimes tremendous cost it exacts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one of his conversations with Orson Welles, the screen legend refers to film-making as a \"fascinating business\". 'Dark at the Top of the Stairs' is a fascinating read about that fascinating business.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arima Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032791892208,"sku":"9781845492434","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781845492434_p0.jpg?v=1763744994","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781845492434","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}