{"product_id":"the-last-kings-of-hollywood-coppola-lucas-spielberg-and-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-american-cinema-9780571378647","title":"The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg - And the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe definitive account of one of the wildest and most influential periods of Hollywood history, starring the three most famous directors of all time and their tumultuous friendships\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoppola -\u003ci\u003e The Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpielberg - \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucas -  \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is story of the most successful group of friends in the history of cinema and how they reshaped it forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Kings of Hollywood \u003c\/b\u003etells the thrilling, dramatic inside story of how the three filmmakers rivalled and supported each other, fell out and reconciled, and struggled to reinvent popular American cinema. Along the way, Coppola directed \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e, then the highest-grossing film of all-time, until Spielberg surpassed it with \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e - whose record Lucas broke with \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, which Spielberg surpassed again with\u003ci\u003e E.T.\u003c\/i\u003e By the early 1980s, they were the richest, best-known filmmakers in the world, each with an empire of their own. \u003ci\u003eThe Last Kings of Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e is an unprecedented chronicle of their rise, their dreams and demons, their triumphs and their failures - intimate, extraordinary, and supremely entertaining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571378647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 23 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.4(H)x15.3(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003ePaul Fischer is the author of A Kim Jong-Il Production (2015), shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Non-Fiction Dagger and chosen as an Amazon Best of the Year Nonfiction Selection, one of \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journa\u003c\/i\u003el's Top Ten Books of the Year, one of \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' Best of 2015, and one of NPR's Best Books of the Year, and The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures (2022), a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editor's Choice and selected as one of the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e's Best True Crime Books of the year. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBright Wall \/ Dark Room\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNarwhal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Paul Fischer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48506089013465,"sku":"9780571378647","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780571378647.jpg?v=1775742594","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/the-last-kings-of-hollywood-coppola-lucas-spielberg-and-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-american-cinema-9780571378647","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}