Hollywood's History Films
Hollywood's History Films is an innovative and detailed analysis of the film industry's use of history in the 1950s, when 'classical' Hollywood's interest in the past was at its peak. Using original sources, David Eldridge analyses the making of period films as diverse in seriousness and quality as Calamity Jane, The Ten Commandments and The House of Wax, and dissects the 'culture of production' which shaped thinking about history. Eldridge explores the overlapping anxieties that encouraged an unprecedented turn to history, from the ever-present nuclear threat of the Cold War, to the industry's own fears about the failing box-office and the a…
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- ISBN: 978-1-84511-061-1
- EAN: 9781845110611
- Produktnummer: 23149177
- Verlag: Paperbackshop Uk Import
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 257 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.9 cm x D2.0 cm 435 g
- Gewicht: 435
Über den Autor
David Eldridge is a Lecturer in American Studies at the University of Hull. He has published on various subjects including the CIA's involvement in the film industry, and is the author of American Culture in the 1930s (forthcoming, 2007).
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