Hammer Glamour

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Not at all a book full of naughty pictures (well, some are) but a fantastic insight into the lives of cinema's most overlooked ladies. There was a fair chance that you would see the mammarilly gifted Maddie Smith in various states of undress (pictured on the cover), or Polish bombshell Ingrid Pitt sinking her teeth into some unsuspecting virginal prep school girl. Fantastic book full of really interesting facts about the Actress's who graced Hamner film productions. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Bursting at the seams with rare and previously unpublished photographs from Hammer's archive and private collections worldwide, and featuring many new interviews, "Hammer Glamour" is a lavish, full colour celebration of Hammer's female stars, including Ingrid Pitt, Martine Beswick, Caroline Munro, Barbara Shelley, Joanna Lumley, Nastassja Kinski, and of course Raquel Welch (who can forget her fur bikini in "One Million Years B. To my surprise, my wife also enjoyed flicking through the pages and commenting on some of the lovely ladies and what they were wearing (or NOT wearing) and agreed it was great addition to my horror collection.Great book full of amazing pictures of the very glamorous and beautiful actresses that appeared in the history of Hammer Horror during its history. Secondly, I was very surprised to find that Kirsten Betts, one of the most striking female icons of Hammer, is not even mentioned in this book. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. It's nothing new to say that much of the popularity of the Hammer films can be attributed to the Hammer Girls. Very nice book with beautiful pictures and full of original informations about Hammer and the actresses.

Over fifty years ago, with the release of The Curse of Frankenstein and Christopher Lee's iconic performance in Dracula , Hammer ushered in a whole new era of blood and barely-restrained cleavage in glorious colour, mixing sex and horror with a style and panache that made the small British company world famous. First, I do not understand why the author speaks negatively about the movies or scenes where nudity is exploited.New/unread, but some mild wear/damage to its cover and edges (such as scratching, slight creasing, etc.