Living Dangerously on Film: A History of Movie Stunts

They hurl themselves off cliffs, leap onto charging horses, endure punches and dynamite blasts, and occasionally find themselves dangling from the wings of aircraft. They’re stuntmen and stuntwomen, people who substitute for leading actors in highly dangerous filming situations. Once anonymous, fans of action movies have learned about these daring professionals and their contributions to filmmaking. Film historian Max Alvarez jumps into a multimedia journey through a century of remarkable cinema stunts and the daredevils behind them.