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Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oilpainting. Bareknuckle fighter and east end legend lenny mclean sat down for months talking to peter gerrard to write one of the bestselling books of alltime, the guvnor. The artwork is based on a photo of the late great lenny mclean, he was the hardest man in britain for quite some time. The guvnor by lenny mclean, peter gerrard paperback, 2003 5 out of 5 stars 12 product ratings 12 product ratings the guvnor by lenny mclean, peter gerrard paperback, 2003.
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Licensed to youtube by haawk for a 3rd party on behalf of corner stone cues. A bareknuckled fighter by profession, his life was dedicated to putting steam on the table for his beloved wife and kids, and to earning maximum respect from anybody who crossed his path. Mcleans autobiography, titled the guvnor, written with peter gerrard, was published in august 1998, shortly after mcleans death. The crew began to gather in the morning at little bills cafe with everyone fuelling up on caffeine and having some banter. Lenny the guvnor mcleans story is an inspirational one.
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