Epic Films: Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies, 2d ed. - Softcover

Smith, Gary Allen

 
9780786440818: Epic Films: Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies, 2d ed.
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0786440813 ISBN 13: 9780786440818
Verlag: McFarland, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

"Epic" films, those concerned with monumental events and larger-than-life characters, cover the period from the Creation to the A.D. 1200s and have been churned out by Hollywood and overseas studios since the dawn of filmmaking. Cecil B. DeMille, a master of the genre, hit upon the perfect mixture of sex, splendor, and the sacred to lure audiences to his epic productions. The 355 film entries include casts and credits, plot synopsis, and narratives on the making of the films. There are 190 photographs in this editon.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Gary A. Smith is the author of six other books dealing with various aspects of motion picture history. His subjects have ranged from epic films such as Ben-Hur to the Beach Party movies starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. A lifelong film fan, he lives in Palm Springs, California.

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"Epic" films, those concerned with monumental events and larger-than-life characters, cover the period from the Creation to the A.D. 1200s and have been churned out by Hollywood and overseas studios since the dawn of filmmaking. Cecil B. DeMille, a master of the genre, hit upon the perfect mixture of sex, splendor, and the sacred to lure audiences to his epic productions. The 355 film entries include casts and credits, plot synopsis, and narratives on the making of the films. There are 190 photographs in this editon.

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Verlag
McFarland
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0786440813
ISBN 13 
9780786440818
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Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
322
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