The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg—and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema

This intimate chronicle follows three young visionaries—Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg—from their early days in late 1960s Hollywood through the early 1980s.

They supported and rivaled each other, creating iconic films like The Godfather, Jaws, Star Wars, and E.T.

, while breaking from the studio system to redefine cinema.

Filled with revelations about their triumphs, failures, relationships, and the battle for creative independence, the book draws on exhaustive research and interviews.