From Rin Tin Tin to Casablanca to Harry Potter, the Warner Bros. story is the history of Hollywood. Eighty-five years of screen icons, legendary films, and history-making achievements are detailed in this comprehensive, photo-filled treasure trove, fully authorized by the studio.

No production company has had more legendary films, stars, or influence on the course of Hollywood than Warner Bros. Among the superstars who worked for the studio are Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Joan Crawford, Marlon Brando, James Dean, and John Wayne. Filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick made history for the studio, and it has been home to blockbuster franchises like Superman, Batman, Lethal Weapon, and Harry Potter.

Produced in conjunction with Warner Bros., this volume is the ultimate guide to the greatest movie studio in history. You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story is also the companion to a five part documentary in the PBS American Masters series by author Richard Schickel that will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the spring of 2008 and debut on PBS in the fall, to coincide with publication of the book.

About the Author

Richard Schickel has been the film critic for Time magazine since 1972. He is also a prolific documentary filmmaker, movie historian, and author of over thirty books. He was recently given the National Board of Review award for contributions to film history.

George Perry is a film critic, journalist, and broadcaster who has interviewed a wide array of film greats. He is also a documentary film consultant and author of many books on film history and the stars who lived it.

Clint Eastwood is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker of over fifty films.

Review

"the pictures say a thousand words. On-set snaps pulled from the studio archives show Hitchcock on the set of Rope, Bogart playing chess between takes on Casablanca and Marty holding court on The Departed. This, to quote Bogie in one of the studio's deathless classics, "is the stuff that dreams are made of".

--, November 2008" from The Jazz Singer, the first `talkie', to Casablanca, Harry Potter and Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd, Warner has been at the cutting edge of every cinematic genre. This book, with a foreword by Clint Eastwood, is an illuminating tribute."  --Total Film

"It's a compelling overview, and successfully straddles the divide between academic study and coffee-table picture book...this book gives film-fans exactly what they want. Much as Warner Bros has done since 1923."   --The Daily Express, 3 October 2008