Robert W. Pohle Jr. is the author or coauthor of several books and
dozens of articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. He and
Douglas C. Hart. are coauthors of Sherlock Holmes on the Screen
(1977).
Douglas C. Hart has been an assistant cameraman on many feature
films, including Hannah and Her Sisters and Presumed Innocent. He
is the author of The Camera Assistant: The Complete Professional
Handbook (1995).
Rita Pohle Baldwin has acted in film and theater and is a lifelong
classic film enthusiast.
The Christopher Lee Film Encyclopedia is an excellent book that
covers every role that Sir Christopher has played over eight
decades(!) Arranged alphabetically, each film is listed by title,
cast and the major behind-the-scenes personalities, a synopsis,
notes/reviews, and finally Sir Christopher’s own personal comments
about most of these roles. Some appear in the form of lengthy
interviews.... In addition to the A – Z film titles, the appendixes
consist of shorts, television appearances, voice over work,
alternate film titles and foreign language titles.... [I[f you’re a
fan of Sir Christopher, this book is an absolute must.
*HorrorNews.net*
The 2017 encyclopedia is an updated version of a 1983 catalog of
Lee’s movies, researched and written by the same authors, with an
additional author for this latest edition. Of particular note is
Lee’s involvement in providing commentary in both this and the
earlier version; these are the only encyclopedias of Lee’s films
that garnered his formal approval.... The encyclopedia presents a
comprehensive record of Lee’s films in such a way that it functions
somewhat loosely as a primary source. To wit, many entries include
Lee’s recollections about a particular film. While some commentary
is more detailed than other, it nevertheless lends an unexpected
but decidedly amicable tone to the entries in which the commentary
appears. On that last note, the authors’ inclusion of personal
forwards from actors who worked with Lee, and from Lee himself,
renders the encyclopedia more conversational than is the usual case
with encyclopedic sources. Entries typically are one to
one-and-a-half pages each, but do give enough information as to be
all-inclusive. Finally, the detailed and thoughtfully written
introduction by the authors, and their noticeable inclusion of a
rationale for updating their original book of the same content,
offer significant insight into why the encyclopedia is
necessary.
*American Reference Books Annual*
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