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War films / James Clarke

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Virgin filmPublication details: London : Virgin, 2006.Description: 295 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780753510940
  • 0753510944
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.4372
LOC classification:
  • PN 1995.9 C597w 2006
Contents:
The Great War/World War One. All quiet on the Western front (1930) ; La grande illusion (1937) ; Paths of glory (1957) ; Gallipoli (1981) -- World War Two. In which we serve (1942) ; The dam busters (1955) ; The bridge on the river Kwai (1957) ; Kanal (1957) ; The great escape (1963) ; Das Boot (1981) ; Saving Private Ryan (1998) ; The thin red line (1998) -- Vietnam. The deer hunter (1978) ; Apocalypse now redux (1979/2001) ; Platoon (1986) ; Born on the fourth of July (1989) ; Casualties of war (1989) -- Wars in other worlds. Ran (1985) ; Aliens (1986) ; Glory (1989) ; Land and freedom (1995) ; Welcome to Sarajevo (1996) ; War of the worlds (2005) -- Appendix 1. War documentaries. -- Appendix 2. War and satire. -- Appendix 3. The historical epic. -- Appendix 4. War scores. -- Appendix 5. Web resources.
Summary: War films have existed since the birth of cinema. This book explores defining films of the genre in sections covering different wars, as well as wars with other worlds. It offers links between the different films, of historical and cinematic worth, and profiles of key actors and directors
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The Great War/World War One. All quiet on the Western front (1930) ; La grande illusion (1937) ; Paths of glory (1957) ; Gallipoli (1981) -- World War Two. In which we serve (1942) ; The dam busters (1955) ; The bridge on the river Kwai (1957) ; Kanal (1957) ; The great escape (1963) ; Das Boot (1981) ; Saving Private Ryan (1998) ; The thin red line (1998) -- Vietnam. The deer hunter (1978) ; Apocalypse now redux (1979/2001) ; Platoon (1986) ; Born on the fourth of July (1989) ; Casualties of war (1989) -- Wars in other worlds. Ran (1985) ; Aliens (1986) ; Glory (1989) ; Land and freedom (1995) ; Welcome to Sarajevo (1996) ; War of the worlds (2005) -- Appendix 1. War documentaries. -- Appendix 2. War and satire. -- Appendix 3. The historical epic. -- Appendix 4. War scores. -- Appendix 5. Web resources.

War films have existed since the birth of cinema. This book explores defining films of the genre in sections covering different wars, as well as wars with other worlds. It offers links between the different films, of historical and cinematic worth, and profiles of key actors and directors

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