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On Film-making - Alexander Mackendrick Hollywood Classics ambition and the consequences of'On Film making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director' by Alexander Mackendrick (Faber and Faber 321page paperback) Foreword by Martin Scorsese An invaluable analysis of the directors art and craft, from one of the most revered of all film school directors. Alexander Sandy Mackendrick directed classic Ealing comedies plus a Hollywood masterpiece, Sweet Smell of Success. But after retiring from film making in 1969, he then spent nearly 25 years