- A comprehensive introductory textbook exploring the unique period in the history of the film industry after World War II
- Examines the cultural history, business practices, new technologies, censorship standards, emerging genres, and styles of post-war cinema
- Chronicles the restructuring of Hollywood cinema against the backdrop of the major political, economic, and social changes taking place after World War II
- Features in-depth discussions of important films from Picnic, The Heiress, and From Here to Eternity, to Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and Love Me or Leave Me
- Illustrates the culture/filmmaking interface, and demonstrates the triumphs and failures of Hollywood's new methods of business
Postwar Hollywood: 1946-1962
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Author(s)Drew Casper
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN1405150750
ISBN-139781405150750
AvailabilityUsually ships in 2 days
Sales Rank1,094,763
CategoryPerforming Arts
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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Postwar Hollywood is a comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946-1962.
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