The Hollywood war film
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The Hollywood war film
(New approaches to film genre, 5)
Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
- : hardcover
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-171) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Hollywood War Film offers readers a lively introduction to the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this vital genre, from Hollywood's earliest days to the current moment
Combines broad historical and theoretical coverage of the genre with in-depth analysis of specific films
Includes chapters on All Quiet on the Western Front, World War II combat films, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, Eastwood's Iwo Jima films, and Iraq war films
An ideal text for perennially popular courses on the war film genre
Table of Contents
List of Plates. Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
1. Historical Overview.
2. Critical Issues.
3. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).
4. Destination Tokyo (1943) and Retaliation Films.
5. Platoon (1986) and Full Metal Jacket (1987).
6. Glory (1989).
7. The Iraq Wars on Film.
8. Iwo Jima.
Notes.
Index.
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