{"product_id":"book-iksk","title":"Unmade Movies: The Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeven legendary unproduced screenplays, resurrected and reinvented for BBC Radio 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe annals of movie history are full of lost treasures – spectacular scripts from world-renowned writers that could have been classics, had they only been made. Now, for the first time, some of these forgotten gems have been brought to life, fully realised as vivid, cinematic radio productions. Scripted by major 20th Century writers, they star a host of A-list actors and feature richly evocative, atmospheric soundtracks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollected here are seven sensational ‘unmade movies’:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarold Pinter’s \u003ci\u003eVictory\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted from the novel by Joseph Conrad\u003cbr\u003eHarold Pinter’s \u003ci\u003eThe Dreaming Child, \u003c\/i\u003eadapted from the novel by Karen Blixen\u003cbr\u003eArthur Miller’s \u003ci\u003eThe Hook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlfred Hitchcock’s unfinished screenplay \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Man\u003c\/i\u003e, completed by Mark Gatiss\u003cbr\u003eHammer Horror’s\u003ci\u003e The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDennis Potter’s \u003ci\u003eThe White Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlexander MacKendrick’s \u003ci\u003eMary Queen of Scots\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese could-have-been classics are brought to life with stellar casts featuring \u003cb\u003eHugh Laurie, Bertie Carvel, Rose Leslie, Bill Paterson, Ellie Bamber, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rebecca Front, Anne-Marie Duff, Meera Syal, Vanessa Kirby \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eMark Strong\u003c\/b\u003e. Setting the scene and providing the ‘establishing shots’ – the original stage directions and descriptions from the screenplays – are narrators \u003cb\u003eSimon Russell Beale, Anne Reid, David Suchet, Peter Serafinowicz, Michael Sheen, Simon McBurney\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGlenda Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving, mysterious, suspenseful, thrilling and terrifying, these dazzling productions will keep you enraptured from beginning to end. So sit back, grab some popcorn and let them play out on the biggest screen of all – that of your imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB: Contains strong language and sexual scenes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351714242864,"sku":"BDiksk","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/495386-iksk-Square.jpg?v=1734316368","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-iksk","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}