Home Movies: Tales from the Canadian Film World

Home Movies: Tales from the Canadian Film World
ISBN-10
1550130498
ISBN-13
9781550130492
Series
Home Movies
Category
Motion picture industry
Pages
248
Language
English
Published
1987
Author
Martin Knelman

Description

The most rousing speech came from Christopher Plummer , a classical actor who wasted no time putting miles between himself and his home and native land three decades ago . Plummer is known for his disdainfully raised eyebrows rather ...

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