Life's a Scream

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Ingrid Pitt's life story is even more dramatic and colourful than the characters she portrayed in her films.
The story of her life, from her birth as her parents tried to flee Nazi persecution, through the horror of internment, to working with stars in international movies, is a passionate and inspiring read.
Imprisoned in a Nazi Concentration Camp with her mother, Ingrid Pitt survived against the odds. When the camp was liquidated, Ingrid and her mother found shelter in a forest with partisans. The events of the first ten years of her life shaped the woman she is today.
Determined to become an actress, Ingrid accepted a job at the prestigious Berliner Ensemble, under the guidance of Bertold Brecht's widow, Helene Weigel. After the Berlin Wall went up her outspoken criticism of the East German government brought her to the attention of the Volkspolizei. Fleeing from them, she dived into the River Spree and was rescued by a handsome US Lieutenant. She later married him and went... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Ingrid Pitt's life story is even more dramatic and colourful than the characters she portrayed in her films.
The story of her life, from her birth as her parents tried to flee Nazi persecution, through the horror of internment, to working with stars in international movies, is a passionate and inspiring read.
Imprisoned in a Nazi Concentration Camp with her mother, Ingrid Pitt survived against the odds. When the camp was liquidated, Ingrid and her mother found shelter in a forest with partisans. The events of the first ten years of her life shaped the woman she is today.
Determined to become an actress, Ingrid accepted a job at the prestigious Berliner Ensemble, under the guidance of Bertold Brecht's widow, Helene Weigel. After the Berlin Wall went up her outspoken criticism of the East German government brought her to the attention of the Volkspolizei. Fleeing from them, she dived into the River Spree and was rescued by a handsome US Lieutenant. She later married him and went to America.
Following the break-up of her marriage, Ingrid flew to Spain and was 'discovered' whilst watching a bullfight. After several Spanish films she went to Hollywood and her international career was launched in Where Eagles Dare with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. Not long after this she was offered leading roles in Hammer Films and her career took off.
It's a long journey from Stutthof Concentration Camp to being hailed as an international cult icon but all the paths Ingrid has travelled have left their stories and made her the remarkable woman she is. This is the heartfelt autobiography of a woman who has suffered much but rejoiced even more. Full of wit and warmth, of amusing star-filled tales and personal demons and triumphs, it will appeal not only to Ingrid's film fans but to anyone who loves a passionate survivor. Vissza