The Shepperton Story - Order your signed edition now! A History of the world-famous film studios by Gareth Owen Published by The History Press, March 2009 Tucked away in a quiet corner of the Middlesex countryside, near to the massive Queen Mary reservoir, is a once former estate now known as Shepperton Film Studios. Shepperton, like most other UK studios: Pinewood, Elstree, Ealing, Denham and Bray, is centred around a one-time country house, Littleton Park Manor.  Though unlike the other major studios, Shepperton was not initially controlled by a company with production, distribution and/or exhibition interests. It could be said that Shepperton was a truly independent studio, with an independent spirit. The magic of the grand once-stately home has been enjoyed by many famous stars and film-makers over eight decades, such as Sir Alexander Korda, Sir David Lean, Sir Carol Reed, Humphrey Bogart, Orson Welles, Sir John Mills, John Wayne, Charlie Chaplin, Deborah Kerr, Peter Cushing, Sir Alec Guinness, Lord Attenborough, Lord Olivier, Carol Reed, Dame Margaret Rutherford, The Boulting Brothers, Peter Sellers, Sigourney Weaver, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hanks, Robert Downey Jr, Launder & Gilliat,  Sir Michael Caine, Dame Edith Evans, Sylvester Stallone, Robert DeNiro, Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell and Brendan Fraser – to name but a few. They brought  films such as  The Third Man, Richard III, The Tales Of Hoffman, Dr Strangelove, The Day The Earth Caught Fire, I’m All Right Jack, Flash Gordon, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Alien, Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, The Crying Game, Gladiator, Troy and The DaVinci Code …  to life. Whilst proud of its past Shepperton Studios is also very much geared to the future, with extensive refurbishment and investment, state of the art post-production and digital effects facilities and, of course, healthy bookings in the diary. But how did it all start? How did this little area in south west London became synonymous with the best in film production? Also covered in the book is the troubled James Bond film production of Casino Royale (1967), and features interviews with some of the film-makers including one of director-writer Val Guest's last interviews. Order your copy..signed by the author..today...!!  If you are ordering within the United Kingdom... The price including postage and packing is £27 To pay by Paypal   United Kingdom orders only (You can change the quantity ordered after clicking the Buy Now button) To pay by cheque - Please make your cheque payable to Bondstars Dot Com and send it along with your name and address to: Gareth Owen Room 129 Pinewood Studios Iver Heath Bucks SL0 0NH  If you are ordering from outside the United Kingdom The price including postage and packing is £31 To pay by Paypal   Outside United Kingdom orders only (You can change the quantity ordered after clicking the Buy Now button)