Peter Lorre: Face Maker: Constructing Stardom and Performance in Hollywood and Europe

Peter Lorre described himself as merely a "face-maker." His own negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives on the actor's career which position Lorre as a tragic figure within film history: the promising European artist reduced to a Hollywood gimmick, unable to escape the murderous image of his role in Fritz Lang's M.

• | By (Author): Sarah Thomas (Author)
• | Publisher: Berghahn Books
• | Publication Date: Feb 01, 2012
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 222 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0857454412
• | ISBN-13: 9780857454416