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Girl in A Box - The Untold Story of Patricia Heart - John A Lester

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Girl in a Box - The Untold Story of the Patricia Hearst Kidnap

by John A. Lester

ISBN: 0-9762309-0-9

 

This is the untold story of the family's anguish during the kidnapping of 19-year-old Patricia Hearst (February 4, 1974) by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA), a ragtag group of misfits. John A. Lester was a television news reporter who had a key to the front door, literally inside the story, privy to the daily lives of a family caught up in a world headline tragedy because their girl was in a box.

* Untold stories from John A. Lester

* Insight to historical events

* Fascinating reading for anyone doing research on the Patricia Hearst story.

 

 

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Girl in A Box - The Untold Story of Patricia Heart - John A Lester

 

 

 


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GUERRILLA - The Taking of Patty Hearst"

American Experience - A PBS Television Special

John A. Lester is featured in this documentary.

 

For a limited time there's a special advance offer on the DVD - Directors Cut (an additional 7 minutes) plus loads of extras, directors commentary, etc... Order online and get the DVD before it hits the stores.

 

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A FEW REVIEWS

“**** HANDS DOWN, THE BEST DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR!
An utterly compelling examination of one of
recent history’s more bizarre headline-grabbers.”
–David Todd Schwartz, CBS Radio

“POTENT! A model of the documentary form,
with just the right balance of tension and humor.”
– Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York (voted "Guerrilla" THE BEST FILM OF THE YEAR in the Village Voice critics poll)

“REMARKABLE!”
– Stephen Holden, NY Times

“AMAZING! Director Stone illuminates this fantastic narrative
as vividly as it has ever been. FASCINATING!”
– J. Hoberman, Village Voice

“**** A MUST-SEE. RIVETING.”
– David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor

“GRIPPING! A rich, juicy, nuanced portrait”
– Alexander Zaitchik, NY Press

“REMARKABLE. With reality this compellingly bizarre,
fiction doesn’t stand a chance.”
– Ty Burr, Boston Globe

“SCINTILLATING! A remarkably clear-eyed look back
at a moment in which real revolution seemed probable.”
– Scott Foundas, LA weekly

One of the strongest documentaries of the year.”
-Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter