Description

Rabble-rouser. Trouble-maker. Speaker of truth to power. Released to coincide with his 13th feature, The Greengrass Papers reveals how Paul Greengrass came to be venerated as a game-changing director.

In 2004, Greengrasss adaptation of Robert Ludlums spy thriller, The Bourne Supremacy, gave the shooting of action films an entirely new cinematic syntax urgent, visceral, immersive, immediate that everyone rushed to replicate, including the Bond and Mission Impossible franchises.

A veteran of Granada TVs groundbreaking current affairs programme, World in Action, Greengrass uses documentary techniques to imbue his thrillers and docudramas with the heat and crackle of chaotic, fast-moving, real-life events. This is the first time he has been involved in a book around his work, and he has given exclusive access to Tom Shone to share the story of the revolution he brought to Hollywood filmmaking, which is showcased here alongside never-before-seen behind-the-scenes photographs.

As well as a portrait of a filmmaker, The Greengrass Papers is a deep-dive into espionage, assassination and the political violence that Greengrass has laid bare in his films, bringing these worlds to the screen with more visceral power than any other British director working today.

Author: Tom Shone
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 11/11/2025
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.4lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780571373222
Language: English