The Sunday Times Magazine – 12 May 1985
The British Film Issue featuring Jenny Agutter, Lord Snowdon, Michael Caine, Pinewood Studios and James Bond.

Original 1985 issue of The Sunday Times Magazine devoted to the British film industry, published during British Film Year. An extensive special edition exploring British cinema, its stars, directors, studios, productions and behind-the-scenes crafts.

Highlights include:

* Forthcoming Attractions – a substantial portfolio of portraits by Lord Snowdon, featuring emerging British film talent including Nicola Cowper, Roland Joffé, Miranda Richardson, Tim Roth, Colin Firth, Joanne Whalley and John Lynch.
* The Star – Michael Caine discusses his Hollywood career and the prospect of returning to British filmmaking, in a feature by Stephen Fay with photography by Alice Springs.
* The Deal – behind the scenes of Colin MacInnes’s Absolute Beginners, with producers Nik Powell and Stephen Woolley, director Julien Temple and photographs by Peter Lavery.
* The Team – a report on the technicians and craftspeople behind film production, including a striking double-page photograph by Gregory Heisler of the cast and crew of Eleni, featuring John Malkovich.
* The Shoot – a photographic visit to Pinewood Studios, including work on the James Bond film A View to a Kill, with John Glen, special-effects specialist John Bennett and other members of the production team.
* All in a Day’s Work – an extensive photographic survey of British film and television productions, including A View to a Kill, Young Sherlock Holmes, A Room with a View, Robin of Sherwood, Minder and other contemporary productions.

Further features explore the financing, production, distribution and exhibition of British films, with contributions from figures across the industry.

A particularly interesting original period publication for collectors of British cinema, 1980s film, Lord Snowdon photography, Jenny Agutter, James Bond and film production history.

Very good condition, with only light age-related handling wear. The covers are clean with strong colour, the binding is sound, and the illustrated interior pages are very well preserved.

Other original Sunday Times and Observer magazines from the 1960s onwards are also available, alongside a wider collection of fashion, photography, art and design magazines.