World War II on the Big Screen

Doris Milberg

ISBN 10: 0786447400 / ISBN 13: 9780786447404

Editore: McFarland and Co Inc, US, 2010

World War II has been an endlessly fertile film subject since the late 1930s-even before the United States entered combat. This sweeping study of Hollywood's depictions of the war, and of the motion picture industry during wartime, describes more than 450 films in roughly chronological order, while providing a historical perspective on the times and the events depicted. Included are such pictures as Casablanca, The Battle of Midway, Der Fuhrer's Face and Letters from Iwo Jima. Codice articolo LU-9780786447404

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World War II has been an endlessly fertile film subject since the late 1930s-even before the United States entered combat. This sweeping study of Hollywood's depictions of the war, and of the motion picture industry during wartime, describes more than 450 films in roughly chronological order, while providing a historical perspective on the times and the events depicted. Included are such pictures as Casablanca, The Battle of Midway, Der Fuhrer's Face and Letters from Iwo Jima.

Informazioni sull'autore: Doris Milberg is a former teacher who has written two previous books and more than 100 articles about cinema history.

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Titolo: World War II on the Big Screen
Casa editrice: McFarland and Co Inc, US
Data di pubblicazione: 2010
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: New