The Kelly's Heroes Special was
published by Cinema Retro Magazine in June 2012. Following on from their 'Movie
Classics Special Edition' that paid tribute to director Brian G. Hutton's Where
Eagles Dare), the team came together again for his other big picture collaboration
with Clint Eastwood - Kelly's Heroes.
As before, it was another 80-page
blockbuster filled with amazing stories and ultra -rare photographs, many of
which had never been seen before. Cinema retro had the full cooperation of the
director Brian G. Hutton, who shared and spoke candidly about the trials and
tribulations of making this WWII action-comedy on location in Yugoslavia. It
also turned out to be the last interview that Hutton gave before his death in August
2014.
Some of the collated stories have to be read to be believed!
Additionally, Cinema Retro secured exclusive interviews with John Landis, actor
Stuart Margolin (Little Joe), and Eastwood's regular key grip, Dennis Fraser.
The issue was packed with sidebar information on the filming, the locations,
the music, the actors, the world-wide poster campaigns and an incredible wealth
of collectables.
The team also unearthed rare vintage interviews with Clint
Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles and Donald Sutherland, all of which were
recorded on location back in 1969 and never published before. All of this, plus
many photographs taken on the set by cast and crew.
Director, John Landis played an
integral part of the publication. Landis who began his career working as an
assistant to director Brian G. Hutton on the movie, provided a collection of ultra-rare
photos from his personal archive as well as original call sheets from the
movie.
Landis was incredibly impressed with the finished product, claiming that
‘it looks fantastic and extremely thorough. I really have never seen anything
like it’
Landis was spot on with his
praise and the publication turned out to be incredibly successful and sold out
in rapid time. Today, the magazine has become highly collectable and often
demands high prices on the auction circuit It was a long overdue project that
certainly proved to be in demand, not just by Eastwood fans, but with film fans
in general – a reflection that the film was still as popular today as it was 50
years ago.
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