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Examines the gangster film in its historical context with an emphasis on the ways the image of the gangster has adapted and changed

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Acknowledgements Introduction 1. A Silent Era: From Gangs to Gangsters 2. The Racketeer and the Outlaw: Gangster Archetypes of the 1930s 3. Murder, Incorporated: Post-war Developments in the Gangster Film 4. La Famiglia: Coppola, Scorsese, and Gangster Ethnicity Conclusion Filmography Bibliography Index

The Gangster Film

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 16 December 2014
      ISBN-13 9780231172073
      978-0231172073
      ISBN-10 0231172079
      Also in:
      Film: styles and genres

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines the gangster film in its historical context with an emphasis on the ways the image of the gangster has adapted and changed

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements Introduction 1. A Silent Era: From Gangs to Gangsters 2. The Racketeer and the Outlaw: Gangster Archetypes of the 1930s 3. Murder, Incorporated: Post-war Developments in the Gangster Film 4. La Famiglia: Coppola, Scorsese, and Gangster Ethnicity Conclusion Filmography Bibliography Index

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