You
must be asking yourself if Robert, in his many talents, has also
written some books? Well, indeed he is not a writer and he hasn't
written any book (not yet, but he could write his own biography!).
However, he has appeared in one way or another in some books. This
section will present each one of them to you. Of course the list is not
exhaustive, but at least it's as complete as I could gather. |
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Jesus of Nazareth |
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William Barclay |
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| This book
was released at the time Jesus of Nazareth was broadcasted all around
the world. It 's the novelized version of the mini-series, adapted by
William Barclay from the screenplay of Anthony Burgess. This book
was released on hard cover and paperback and it's illustrated with many
beautiful pictures from the mini-series. |
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| My Robert Powell collection contains both releases. I got two
paperbacks, one from Ebay and I found the other one in a second-hand
book sell in England. I have the hard cover in English (from Ebay also)
and in French (I "borrowed" from a public library!). |
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| Title |
The Detectives File : The Shocking Truth About Britain's Worst Cops! |
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| Writer |
Steve Kight, Mike Whitehill |
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| This book
was released when The Detectives was very popular. Basically it
contains a file full of proofs of Briggs and Louis incompetence. It's
extremely funny to read and it's illustrated with pictures from the
series. I loved the novel written by Briggs (hilarating!) and of course
the file : "Why drugs are bad" in which Briggs appears smoking a giant joint. |
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| Title |
The Jigsaw Man |
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| Writer |
Dorothea Bennett |
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I found
this book in another second-hand book sell in Dublin (I was on
holidays, don't think I'm going over there just to find Robert Powell
collectibles!).
This book contains the real novel in which the film is based on. I wish
the film could have been closer to the book because Robert's part was
more interesting and more important. |
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| Anyway, it's just a novel, not
great literature, but it was pleasant to read and much more
entertaining than the film. You can see a little picture of Robert at
the back cover. |
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| Title |
Jude the Obscure |
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| Writer |
Thomas Hardy |
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This is just Thomas Hardy's novel, but this edition is interesting just because it has Robert's picture from the mini-series.
Sadly, I don't have this book. I need to run to England and find a second-hand book fair! |
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| Title |
The Thirty Nine Steps |
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| Writer |
John Buchan |
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This is
not the "official" Thirty Nine Steps novel. This is a special edition
from Penguin Collection adressed to foreigners. The book is abridged
and many words are changed so it's easy to understand for foreigners.
The publishers had the excellent idea to put Robert's wonderful scene
in The Thirty Nine Steps on the cover.
I wish to thanks to my friend Angelica for sending me this copy! |
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| Title |
The Island of Sheep / Mr Standfast |
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| Writer |
John Buchan |
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| When the
Hannay tv series were broadcasted back in the 80's, the Penguin
Collection decided to release all the Hannay books by John Buchan with
the beautiful face of Robert on the cover. I've just found these two
(and still haven't read them! shame on me!). They could have taken
another picture from Hannay though! both are the same from The Fellowship of the Black Stone. |
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| Title |
Zeffirelli |
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| Writer |
Franco Zeffirelli |
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| This is
Franco Zefirelli's biography. It's worth reading even if it just has a
chapter dedicated to Jesus of Nazareth and about half a page about
Robert's casting as Jesus and the Crucifixion scene. I just loved it! |
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| Title |
Franco Zeffirelli's Jesus: A Spiritual Diary |
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| Writer |
Franco Zeffirelli |
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A moving account of the film from conception through its final shot and the
effects it has had on viewers. Of special note is the director's recounting of
his prime motivation in making the film: to put an end to the belief that the
Jews killed Jesus.
I took the above description from Amazon, unfortunately I haven't read nor found this book yet! |
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| Title |
Time to die |
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| Writer |
Krzysztof Zannussi |
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This is
Zannussi's biography, the title is in English but it's a translation
from the original title in Polish. This book contains also a chapter in
which Zannussi describes the filming of Imperative with Robert Powell and how he fought for the part. You'll read the details in the interview I made to Mr Zannussi.
It seems these book is only available in Polish. I haven't found it but
Mr Zannussi was very kind to send me copies of the pages in which he
talks about Robert. However, I can't read Polish so I don't know what
exactly it says! |
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