Jack Clayton

François Truffaut called The Innocents “the best English film after Hitchcock Goes to America. ” Tennessee Williams said The Great Gatsby was “a film whose artistry even surpassed the original novel.” The maker of both films was Jack Clayton, one of the greatest English directors of the post-war era, best remembered for the trail-blazing Room at the Top. This is the first full-length critical study of Clayton's work. Neil Sinyard draws on the director's private papers for a fresh analysis of the individual films. The book contains new material on Clayton's many unrealized projects and includes his previously unpublished short story The Enchantment --as poignant and revealing as the films themselves.