This book offers the first in-depth, fully-researched analysis of the career of Stanley Baker, one of the most significant cinema figures to have come out of Wales and sheds considerable light on the image of Welsh national identity and masculinity which he projected. Stanley Baker is one of only a handful of Welsh-born actors to have become a major film star. Like his friend Richard Burton, his rise to fame took him from an impoverished childhood in the valleys of south Wales to international stardom in films such as Zulu and Accident. As well as being an important figure in front of the camera, he became a producer and film executive as well, whilst never losing his strong links with his Welsh background.
- ISBN13 9780708321263
- Publish Date 1 September 2008
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 20 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint University of Wales Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English