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Postwar Hollywood is a comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946-1962.

  • A comprehensive introductory textbook exploring the unique period in the history of the film industry after World War II
  • Examines the cultural history, business practices, new technologies, censorship standards, emerging genres, and styles of post-war cinema
  • Chronicles the restructuring of Hollywood cinema against the backdrop of the major political, economic, and social changes taking place after World War II
  • Features in-depth discussions of important films from Picnic, The Heiress, and From Here to Eternity, to Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and Love Me or Leave Me
  • Illustrates the culture/filmmaking interface, and demonstrates the triumphs and failures of Hollywood's new methods of business

Postwar Hollywood: 1946-1962

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Postwar Hollywood is a comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946-1962. A comprehensive introductory textbook exploring the unique... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 24/08/2007
    ISBN13: 9781405150750, 978-1405150750
    ISBN10: 1405150750

    Number of Pages: 496

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

    Description

    Postwar Hollywood is a comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946-1962.

    • A comprehensive introductory textbook exploring the unique period in the history of the film industry after World War II
    • Examines the cultural history, business practices, new technologies, censorship standards, emerging genres, and styles of post-war cinema
    • Chronicles the restructuring of Hollywood cinema against the backdrop of the major political, economic, and social changes taking place after World War II
    • Features in-depth discussions of important films from Picnic, The Heiress, and From Here to Eternity, to Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and Love Me or Leave Me
    • Illustrates the culture/filmmaking interface, and demonstrates the triumphs and failures of Hollywood's new methods of business

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