Peter Shelley

Jules Dassin

The Life and Films

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the first English language study of Jules Dassin (1911-2008), who began as a contract director at MGM in 1941 and earned his reputation with the films noirs Brute Force (1947), The Naked City (1948), Thieves' Highway (1949), and Night and the City (1950). Exiled to Europe after being unofficially blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee, Dassin re-surfaced to direct such popular hits as Rififi (1955), Never on Sunday (1960; he married Melina Mercouri), and Topkapi (1964). After a brief biographical chapter that also covers Dassin's work for the theatre, each of the director's 25 films is given its own chapter analysis, with cast and crew credits, synopsis, release information and reviews.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9780786460458
• ISBN-10: 0786460458
• Artikelnr.: 32738501

Autorenporträt

Peter Shelley is a playwright, screenwriter and author of several film books. He lives in Gosford, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
THE FILMS     
The Tell-Tale Heart (1941)     
Nazi Agent(1942)     
The Affairs of Martha (1942)     
Reunion in France (1942)     
Young Ideas (1943)     
The Canterville Ghost (1944)     
A Letter for Evie (1946)     
Two Smart People (1946)     
Brute Force (1947)     
The Naked City (1948)     
Thieves' Highway (1949)     
Night and the City (1950)     
Rififi (1955)     
He Who Must Die (1957)     
Where the Hot Wind Blows (1959)     
Never on Sunday (1960)     
Phaedra (1962)     
Topkapi (1964)     
10:30 P.M. Summer (1966)     
Survival 1967 (1968)     
Up Tight! (1968)     
Promise at Dawn (1970)     
The Rehearsal (1974)     
A Dream of Passion (1978)     
Circle of Two (1980)     
Bibliography     
Index