Citadel Movie Books

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Citadel Film Books was the name of a series of books published by Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag (Munich) . It was published first by Joe Hembus and later by Christa Bandmann.

history

The Citadel film books series goes back to the film books published by the US publisher Citadel Press . Some of the titles were the German translations of the original American editions. But there were also several volumes that were written by German authors especially for this series.

The books were published in the same format as the American editions (21 × 28 cm). This made them considerably larger than the paperback books previously published by Goldmann . That is why the books in this series were given the name "Goldmann Magnum". The titles are each dedicated to a well-known actor, director, a genre (horror film) or an entire film series (Wallace films, James Bond films). The richly illustrated volumes were very similar to each other: After a short introductory text, the content of the films was presented and discussed in detail. The film reviews were preceded by information about the actors involved and the staff.

Within the series, the trilogy on German film ("Der neue deutsche Film", "Klassiker des Deutschen Tonfilms" and "Klassiker des Deutschen Silfilms"), written by Joe Hembus together with a co-author, deserves special mention. With their work on German silent films, the authors did a veritable pioneering work, which was supported by the then director of the Munich Film Museum , Enno Patalas .

Initially, the popular book series, the total circulation of which the publisher stated as 500,000 copies, got off to a fairly successful start. The first volumes on Alfred Hitchcock , John Wayne and the James Bond films sold so well that two more editions each had to be printed. The German original editions about Romy Schneider , Heinz Rühmann and the pioneers of modern sex films also found buyers, while the later volumes about Marlon Brando and Ronald Reagan were slow- moving. In 1984 the series was finally discontinued, presumably because the sales figures fell short of expectations. Books about Leni Riefenstahl and Jean Gabin that had already been announced did not even appear.

Some titles were also released as licensed editions from the Bertelsmann Book Club .

Title by year of publication

1979

  • Robert A. Harris and Michael S. Lawsky: Alfred Hitchcock and his films (10201)
  • Marc Ricci and Boris and Steve Zmijewskiy: John Wayne and his films (10202)
  • Michael Scheingraber: The James Bond Films (10203)

1980

  • Christa Bandmann and Joe Hembus: Classics of German talkies 1930–1960 (10207)
  • Michael Conway and Mark Ricci: Marilyn Monroe and her films (10208)
  • Robert A. Harris and Michael S. Lawsky: Alfred Hitchcock and his films , 2nd edition (10201)
  • William K. Everson : Laurel and Hardy and Their Films (10204)
  • William K. Everson: Horror Film Classics , 1st Edition (10205)
  • Frauke Hanck, Alfred Nemeczek and Pit Schröder: Romy Schneider and her films (10206)
  • Marc Ricci and Boris and Steve Zmijewskiy: John Wayne and his films , 2nd edition (10202)
  • Michael Scheingraber: The James Bond Films , 2nd Edition (10203)

1981

1982

  • Gregor Ball and Eberhard Spiess : Heinz Rühmann and his films (10213)
  • Homer Dickens: Gary Cooper and His Films (10218)
  • William K. Everson: Horror Film Classics , 2nd Edition (10205)
  • Robert Fischer and Joe Hembus: The New German Film 1960–1980 , 2nd edition (10211)
  • Frauke Hanck, Alfred Nemeczek and Pit Schröder: Romy Schneider and her films , 2nd edition (10206)
  • Robert A. Harris and Michael S. Lawsky: Alfred Hitchcock and his films , 3rd edition (10201)
  • Florian Pauer: The Edgar Wallace Films (10216)
  • Lawrence J. Quirk : Ingrid Bergman and Her Films (10214)
  • Marc Ricci and Boris and Steve Zmijewskiy: John Wayne and his films , 3rd edition (10202)

1983

  • Ilona Brennicke and Joe Hembus: Classics of the German Silent Film 1910–1930 (10212)
  • Donald Deschner: Cary Grant and his films (10217)
  • Leo Phelix and Rolf Thissen : pioneers and celebrities of the modern sex film (20219)

1984

  • Michael Conway and Mark Ricci: Marilyn Monroe and Her Films , 2nd edition (10208)
  • JA Place: The Westerns of John Ford (20221)

Volumes planned but not published

Titles sorted alphabetically

B.

C.

F.

  • The Westerns of John Ford from JA Place (20221)

G

  • Cary Grant and his films by Donald Deschner (10217)

H

L.

M.

N

R.

S.

  • Romy Schneider and her films by Frauke Hanck, Alfred Nemeczek and Pit Schröder (10206)
  • Pioneers and celebrities of the modern sex film by Leo Phelix and Rolf Thissen (20219)
  • Classics of the German silent film 1910–1930 Ilona Brennicke and Joe Hembus (10212)

T

  • Classic of the German sound film 1930–1960 by Christa Bandmann and Joe Hembus (10207)

W.

Sorted numerically

  • 10201: Robert A. Harris and Michael S. Lawsky: Alfred Hitchcock and his films (1st edition 1979, 2nd edition 1980, 3rd edition 1982)
  • 10202: Marc Ricci and Boris and Steve Zmijewskiy: John Wayne and his films (1st edition 1979, 2nd edition 1980, 3rd edition 1982)
  • 10203: Michael Scheingraber: The James Bond films (1st edition 1979, 2nd edition 1980, 3rd edition 1981)
  • 10204: William K. Everson: Laurel and Hardy and their films
  • 10205: William K. Everson: Classics of Horror Movies (1st edition 1980, 2nd edition 1982)
  • 10206: Frauke Hanck, Alfred Nemeczek and Pit Schröder: Romy Schneider and their films (1st edition 1980, 2nd edition 1982)
  • 10207: Christa Bandmann and Joe Hembus: Classics of the German sound film 1930–1960
  • 10208: Michael Conway and Mark Ricci: Marilyn Monroe and her films (1st edition 1980, 2nd edition 1984)
  • 10209: Tony Thomas: Marlon Brando and his films
  • 10210: Clifford McCarty: Humphrey Bogart and his films
  • 10211: Robert Fischer and Joe Hembus: The New German Film 1960–1980
  • 10212: Ilona Brennicke and Joe Hembus: Classics of the German silent film 1910–1930
  • 10213: Gregor Ball and Eberhard Spiess : Heinz Rühmann and his films
  • 10214: Ingrid Bergman and her films by Lawrence J. Quirk
  • 10215: Tony Thomas: Ronald Reagan and his films
  • 10216: Florian Pauer: The Edgar Wallace films
  • 10217: Donald Deschner: Cary Grant and his films
  • 10218: Gary Cooper and his Homer Dickens Films
  • 10219: Leo Phelix and Rolf Thissen: pioneers and celebrities of the modern sex film
  • 10220: Jean Gabin and his films (not published)
  • 10221: JA Place: The John Ford Westerns
  • 10222: Bodo Fründt and Rolf Thissen: Leni Riefenstahl and her films (not published)

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References and comments

  1. ↑ Rolf Thissen: Nothing works anymore. The end of the movie book boom. In: Die Zeit of April 13, 1984
  2. ↑ According to Thissen: Nothing works anymore. The end of the movie book boom. In: Die Zeit of April 13, 1984
  3. ↑ See: Thissen: nothing works anymore. The end of the movie book boom. In: Die Zeit of April 13, 1984