Overkill the rise and fall of thriller cinema

"Examines the evolution of the thriller from the heyday of the Hollywood mogul era in the 1930s when it was primarily bottom-of-the-bill fodder, through its maturity in the World War II years and the noir-breeding 1950s, its commercial and critical ascendancy in the 1960s and 1970s, and finally...

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Main Author: Mesce, Bill (-)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland cop. 2007
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Online Access:Sumario
See on Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991004744929708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
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Summary:"Examines the evolution of the thriller from the heyday of the Hollywood mogul era in the 1930s when it was primarily bottom-of-the-bill fodder, through its maturity in the World War II years and the noir-breeding 1950s, its commercial and critical ascendancy in the 1960s and 1970s, and finally its subsequent box office dominance"
Physical Description:x, 334 p. : il. ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 309-316) e índice
ISBN:9780786427512