A Third Face: My Tale of Writing, Fighting and Filmmaking

It was someone else's review that sparked my interest in this book. I even didn't know who this Mr. Fuller was!Life is short, and I always look for suggestions from elder people: especially those who lived their life with passion and at full speed."If there's one reason to recount my personal history, something inspirational that I'd like my life experiences to offer you, the reader, be you young or young at heart, then it... Read Full Review

Samuel Fuller did have a full life and you read about it here. His details of his life while in the Army during WWII is one of the best as is his teen years learning the newspaper reporting business. He had too many valleys in his life (don't most of us?}and the peaks were short lived. There is no gossip in this book, but an interesting story for all...not just movie buffs.

We need a guy like Fuller to come back in this age of corporate greed and fascism. That's the first thing that came to mind as I ventured into the first few pages of this memoir. I myself am a filmmaker, and have been moved by Jean Renoir's autobiography, MY LIFE MY FILMS and I find this to be it's American partner. The sheer sense of freedom and protection for democracy which Sam Fuller speaks of when describing his actions... Read Full Review

I just finished reading this amazing book and have GOT to reccomend it to everyone! I was at first put off by it's length but don't let that fool you. At close to 600 pages it reads like a swiftly paced novella in which every anecdote-filled page leads fluidly to the next exciting "yarn" (to use Sam's favorite phrase). Fans of Sam Fuller are already sold so I won't preach to the choir. Anyone who has even a passing interest... Read Full Review

Samuel Fuller was, depending on your outlook, either the director of a lot of fun "B" movies, or one of the seminal forces in cinema. Nevertheless (to borrow a word he quotes in the book), it cannot be argued that he didn't lead one of the most exciting lives of the 20th century! His portraits of America in the 20s & 30s, Hollywood (and the world) in the 40s through the end of the century (or, close enough-he died in 1997)... Read Full Review