Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
by Cary Elwes
Recommended by Simon Smith
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As You Wish is a conversational, actor-led recollection that trades formal history for first-person color: on-set memories, wardrobe and casting anecdotes, and plenty of photographs that feel like a private scrapbook. Its useful part is the warmth and immediacy of Cary Elwes’s voice, which makes familiar scenes feel personal again. The main limitation is uneven pacing and repetition—long runs of small production notes and similar anecdotes can fragment the flow, frustrating readers who want analysis or a focused through-line.
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From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a firstperson account and behindthescenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with neverbeforetold stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin...
Difficulty:hard
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