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- catalog abstract ""This book is about a group of films made by history. The movies in this book are products of different societies at special moments of their recent evolution. Their words, images and sounds portray the features and details of those societies: their appearance, habits and rituals, their cities and countryside, morals and manners, work and ways of dealing with conflicts. These movies also have a lot to say about film making. The stories told here highlight how it was done, who it was done by and for, how it set out to entertain, enlighten and at times change minds, what brought it success with audiences." "This collection will bring a new awareness of movies to everyone who reads history and a new historical sense to those who love cinema."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "History today.".
- catalog contributor b11998538.
- catalog contributor b11998539.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""This book is about a group of films made by history. The movies in this book are products of different societies at special moments of their recent evolution. Their words, images and sounds portray the features and details of those societies: their appearance, habits and rituals, their cities and countryside, morals and manners, work and ways of dealing with conflicts. These movies also have a lot to say about film making. The stories told here highlight how it was done, who it was done by and for, how it set out to entertain, enlighten and at times change minds, what brought it success with audiences." "This collection will bring a new awareness of movies to everyone who reads history and a new historical sense to those who love cinema."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-211) and index.".
- catalog description "Part I. War stories. Wings / Michael Paris -- All Quiet on the Western Front / Modris Eksteins -- Fires Were Started / Jeffrey Richards -- The Green Berets / Philip Taylor -- Star Wars / Peter Kramer -- Part II. Propaganda cinema. The Great Way / Graham Roberts -- Triumph of the Will / Brian Winston -- This Is the Army / David Culbert -- I Was a Communist for the FBI / Dan Leab -- Part III. Social commentary on screen. Citizen Kane / Sarah Street -- On the Waterfront / Brian Neve -- Un americano a Roma / David Ellwood -- I'm All Right Jack / Peter Stead -- La Dolce Vita / Stephen Gundle -- Alfie / Anthony Aldgate -- Part IV. Films of romance and fantasy. Madonna of the Seven Moons / Sue Harper -- La Belle et la Bête / Susan Hayward -- The Leopard / Pierre Sorlin -- South Pacific / Michael Sturma -- Indochine / David Nicholl -- The Exorcist / Nicholas Cull.".
- catalog extent "x, 214 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Movies as history.".
- catalog identifier "0750923318".
- catalog isFormatOf "Movies as history.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Stroud : Sutton,".
- catalog relation "Movies as history.".
- catalog subject "791.43658 21".
- catalog subject "Motion pictures Plots, themes, etc.".
- catalog subject "Motion pictures Social aspects.".
- catalog subject "Motion pictures and history.".
- catalog subject "PN1995.2 .M68 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part I. War stories. Wings / Michael Paris -- All Quiet on the Western Front / Modris Eksteins -- Fires Were Started / Jeffrey Richards -- The Green Berets / Philip Taylor -- Star Wars / Peter Kramer -- Part II. Propaganda cinema. The Great Way / Graham Roberts -- Triumph of the Will / Brian Winston -- This Is the Army / David Culbert -- I Was a Communist for the FBI / Dan Leab -- Part III. Social commentary on screen. Citizen Kane / Sarah Street -- On the Waterfront / Brian Neve -- Un americano a Roma / David Ellwood -- I'm All Right Jack / Peter Stead -- La Dolce Vita / Stephen Gundle -- Alfie / Anthony Aldgate -- Part IV. Films of romance and fantasy. Madonna of the Seven Moons / Sue Harper -- La Belle et la Bête / Susan Hayward -- The Leopard / Pierre Sorlin -- South Pacific / Michael Sturma -- Indochine / David Nicholl -- The Exorcist / Nicholas Cull.".
- catalog title "The movies as history : visions of the twentieth century / edited by David Ellwood.".
- catalog type "text".