The following press release has been received by Cinema Retro:
MI6 CONFIDENTIAL – SYD
CAIN SIGNED AUTOBIOGRAPHY :THE RARE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY IS AVAILABLE AGAIN IN LIMITED NUMBERS
(London,
UK, November 27th 2013) MI6 Confidential, has taken possession of a
limited number of signed copies of the autobiography of Production Designer Syd
Cain.
‘Not Forgetting James Bond’ is the autobiography of
Syd Cain, one of cinema's most highly acclaimed Production Designers and Art
Directors. This is a mesmerising volume filled with humour, drama and exotic
travel, and never before told accolades about the legendary people Syd worked
with during his 57 years in the film industry.
He recalls extraordinary revelations about making such
films as Frenzy, The Wild Geese, Lolita, Shout at the Dead, Gold, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum, Fahrenheit 451, and of course
the James Bond classics: Dr. No, From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Live and Let Die and GoldenEye.
This book has been unavailable for several years, but
MI6 has secured a batch of original first edition hardbacks signed by the late
Syd Cain in 2002. He passed away in 2011 at the age of 93.
The autobiography was published in 2002 by Daleon
Enterprises (Cinema Retro magazine publishers Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrall) with
a limited edition of 1,000 signed hardbacks. The book contains a wealth of
extremely rare and previously unpublished behind the scenes production photos
from Syd Cain's personal family archives.
The rare autobiography is a hard-to-come-by classic,
and is signed by the late legendary production designer, shipping today for £60
+ P&P from www.sydcain.com.
Hugh
Maddocks
Editor
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