Gene D. Phillips

Gangsters and G-Men on Screen

Crime Cinema Then and Now

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Produktbeschreibung

In this book, noted film and literature scholar Gene D. Phillips looks at the crime film genre. In addition to the usual suspects like Little Caesar, and The Godfather Part II, which he examines with a fresh perspective, Phillips also calls attention to some of the less heralded but no less worthy films and filmmakers that represent the genre.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 491g
• ISBN-13: 9781442230750
• ISBN-10: 1442230754
• Artikelnr.: 40703913

Autorenporträt

By Gene D. Phillips

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: The Rise of the Gangster Film
Chapter 2: Little Caesar and The Public Enemy Chapter 3: The Story of
Temple Drake and No Orchids for Miss Blandish Chapter 4: Dead End and This
Gun for Hire Chapter 5: Criss Cross and White Heat Chapter 6: John Huston's
Key Largo and The Asphalt Jungle Chapter 7: The Lady from Shanghai and The
Great Gatsby Chapter 8: Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once and The Big Heat
Chapter 9: The Godfather, Part II Chapter 10: Bonnie and Clyde and The
Untouchables Chapter 11: The Grifters and The Departed Chapter 12:
Dillinger and Public Enemies Afterword: Gangster Squad (2013) and Other
Films Bibliography Index About the Author