The Hollywood war film / Robert Eberwein.
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TextSeries: New approaches to film genre ; 5.Publisher: Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010Description: 1 online resource (xii, 180 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781444315073; 1444315072Subject(s): War films -- United States -- History and criticism | War films -- United States -- History and criticism | ART -- Film & Video | PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference | War films | United States | Oorlogsfilms | Hollywood (Calif.) | Films de guerre -- États-Unis | Kriegsfilm | USAGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Criticism, interpretation, etc. | Geschiedenis (vorm)Additional physical formats: Print version:: Hollywood war film.DDC classification: 791.43/6581 LOC classification: PN1995.9.W3 | E245 2010Other classification: AP 52700 | 24.32 Online resources: Wiley Online Library | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Historical overview -- Critical issues -- All quiet on the Western front (1930) -- Destination Tokyo (1943) and retaliation films -- Platoon (1986) and Full metal jacket (1987) -- Glory (1989) -- The Iraq wars on film -- Iwo Jima.
"The Hollywood War Film is an accessible introduction to the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this vital genre, from untested young recruits and battle-hardened warriors to drill instructors and sterotypical enemies, this volume offers a lively entry into the major conventions of the war film genre from Hollywood's earliest days to the current moment."--Jacket.
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