Attenborough, Richard

Overview

Works:	629 works in 2,294 publications in 11 languages and 47,556 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Film adaptations History Biography Quotations Naval history Television programs Christian fiction Fiction Personal narratives‡vBritish
Roles:	Actor, Director, Producer, Performer, Narrator, Editor, Interviewee, Film editor, Costume designer, Other, Author of introduction, Singer, Author of dialog, Collector, Scenarist, Contributor, Speaker
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

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Publications about Richard Attenborough

Publications by Richard Attenborough

Most widely held works about Richard Attenborough

Entirely up to you, darling by Richard Attenborough ( Book )
In search of Gandhi by Richard Attenborough ( Book )
The actors' director : Richard Attenborough behind the camera by Andy Dougan ( Book )
Richard Attenborough : a pictorial film biography by David Castell ( Book )
Richard Attenborough by Sally Dux ( Book )

Richard Attenborough by David Robinson ( Book )
Not a lame lion : a lent course based on the writings of C.S. Lewis by Hilary Brand ( Book )
Picasso ceramics : the Attenborough collection by Pablo Picasso ( Book )
Cinema close-ups by Raymond LEADER ( Book )
Richard Attenborough a bibliography of materials in the UC Berkeley Library ( )
Best Director and Best Actor by Anne Knudsen ( Visual )
Race representation in cinema : the Western and African perspective by Sarah Kuntoh ( Book )
Motion pictures. Chaplin [clippings] ( Book )
Edana Romney papers by Edana Romney ( Book )
Richard Attenborough Seminar by Richard Attenborough ( Book )
Contemporary authors. a bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields ( Book )
A life in pictures : the collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough : Sotheby's, Wednesday 11 November 2009 at 2 pm ( Book )
A life in pictures : the collection of Lord and Lady Attenborough : auction in London, Wednesday 11 November 2009, 2 pm by Sotheby's (Firm) ( Book )
"This shy, furry little chap guards against potential predators by remaining motionless, and making as little noise as possible -" [Barry Cohen, Richard Attenborough] by Geoff Pryor ( Visual )
Filmmaker interview Sir Richard Attenborough by Richard Attenborough ( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Richard Attenborough

Gandhi by Richard Attenborough ( Visual )
195 editions published between 1981 and 2013 in 9 languages and held by 4,828 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles the life of Gandhi beginning with his political activities in South Africa during the late 1890's and ending with his assassination at the hands of a Hindu extremist in 1948. Shows the development of his philosophy of non-violence as he leads the people of India to independence from the British

Jurassic Park by Steven Spielberg ( Visual )
70 editions published between 1992 and 2013 in 7 languages and held by 3,190 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wealthy entrepreneur invites a top paleontologist, a paleobotanist, a mathematician/theorist, and his two eager grandchildren to visit his secret island theme park featuring living dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA

The great escape by Paul Brickhill ( Visual )
67 editions published between 1963 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 2,864 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A fictionalized version of the unprecedented escape from Stalag Luft III. A high-security German prisoner-of-war camp in 1942 holds only known troublemakers and risk-takers, all of whom are determined to pull off the war's most daring escape

Elizabeth by Shekhar Kapur ( Visual )
47 editions published between 1998 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 2,839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Queen Elizabeth I must learn to weigh her counsel carefully and ignore her private yearnings if she is to keep her crown--and her head. A thriller of intrigue in the court of one of history's greatest monarchs

The lost world Jurassic Park by Steven Spielberg ( Visual )
24 editions published between 1997 and 2005 in English and held by 2,074 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Four years after the disaster at Jurassic Park, dinosaurs have secretly survived on a nearby island and roam free, but now there is a more ominous threat--a plan to capture and bring the dinosaurs to the mainland. John Hammond sees a chance to redeem himself for his past mistakes and sends an expedition led by Ian Malcolm to reach the island before the mercenary team gets there. The two groups confront each other in the face of extreme danger and must team up for their own survival in a race against time

A bridge too far by Richard Attenborough ( Visual )
76 editions published between 1976 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,944 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In September 1944, flush with success after the Normandy Invasion, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden, a wild scheme intended to put an early end to World War II by invading Germany and smashing the Reich's war plants

A chorus line by Richard Attenborough ( Visual )
56 editions published between 1985 and 2012 in 8 languages and held by 1,938 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In preparation for a Broadway musical, a group of aspiring stage performers is put through their paces by a veteran stage director using some singular techniques

Joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber ( Visual )
21 editions published between 1999 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,880 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tells the rags-to-riches story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. A filmed performance of the staged musical

Miracle on 34th Street by George Seaton ( Visual )
43 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 1,824 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Remake of the 1947 movie in which Kris Kringle (Attenborough), while working at Macy's, encounters an unbelieving child (Wilson) and goes on trial to prove he is Santa

Cry freedom by Richard Attenborough ( Visual )
76 editions published between 1987 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 1,682 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The true story of the friendship between black activist Stephen Biko and white newspaper editor Donald Woods, who was instrumental in bringing Biko's anti-apartheid message to the international community

Shadowlands by William Nicholson ( Visual )
64 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,644 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Based on the true story of C.S. Lewis, who finds his comfortable life rudely interrupted by Joy. Together they share love and life

Chaplin by Richard Attenborough ( Visual )
77 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 1,391 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Portrays the amazing life and times of the "Little Tramp" from his poverty-stricken childhood in England, to his friendships, his many wives and scandalous affairs, his acting career, and his relentless pursuit by J. Edgar Hoover

The words of Gandhi by Gandhi ( Book )
17 editions published between 1982 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 1,166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains Gandhi's views on life in the modern world collected in five sections: Daily life, Cooperation, Nonviolence, Faith and Peace

The railway children by E Nesbit ( Visual )
13 editions published between 1986 and 2010 in English and held by 1,148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A mother and her three Edwardian children move to a country house in Yorkshire after the mysterious disappearance of their father. The children become fascinated by a nearby train and their kindness helps them befriend an older gentleman who may be able to solve the mystery of their missing father

In love and war by Richard et al Attenborough ( Visual )
30 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Liefdesgeschiedenis tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog over de verhouding tussen een journalist en een verpleegster

The Sand Pebbles by Robert Wise ( Visual )
32 editions published between 1966 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 1,066 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A U.S. gunboat cruises China's Yangtze River in 1926, witnessing the awakening of a bloody revolution

Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1967 and 2013 in English and held by 854 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Step into the English country home of the good doctor as he performs remarkable treatments on a variety of four-legged and fine-feathered patients. See his secret cures and watch as ordinary and exotic animals talk, dance, and sing

Gandhi, a pictorial biography by Gerald Gold ( Book )
7 editions published in 1983 in 3 languages and held by 832 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Text and photos. portray the personal, political, and spiritual periods of the Indian lawyer and holy man

The flight of the Phoenix ( Visual )
5 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 782 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A small passenger plane makes a forced landing in the Sahara. The challenge: survival. The tiny band from the plane fights off thirst, Arabs, treachery, declining morale and despair. Incredibly, the plane, like the legendary phoenix that rises from its own ashes, flies again

Grey Owl ( Visual )
27 editions published between 1995 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A frontier trapper adopts the ways of the wild, finds love among its people, and fights to protect the land he loves in this film based on the life of Archie Grey Owl

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