The Hollywood War Film

Robert Eberwein (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2009
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-4051-7390-2 (ISBN)

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The Hollywood War Film introduces the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this evergreen genre. From untested young recruits and battle-hardened warriors to ferocious drill instructors and stereotypical enemies, this volume offers readers lively entry into the major conventions of the war film genre.

The Hollywood War Film offers readers a lively introduction to the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this vital genre, from Hollywood's earliest days to the current moment

Combines broad historical and theoretical coverage of the genre with in-depth analysis of specific films
Includes chapters on All Quiet on the Western Front, World War II combat films, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, Eastwood’s Iwo Jima films, and Iraq war films
An ideal text for perennially popular courses on the war film genre

Robert Eberwein is Distinguished Professor of English at Oakland University. His publications include Armed Forces: Masculinity and Sexuality in the American War Film (2007), The War Film (2004).

List of Plates. Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. Historical Overview.

2. Critical Issues.

3. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930).

4. Destination Tokyo (1943) and Retaliation Films.

5. Platoon (1986) and Full Metal Jacket (1987).

6. Glory (1989).

7. The Iraq Wars on Film.

8. Iwo Jima.

Notes.

Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.10.2009
Reihe/Serie	New Approaches to Film Genre
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 230 mm
Gewicht	299 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
ISBN-10	1-4051-7390-4 / 1405173904
ISBN-13	978-1-4051-7390-2 / 9781405173902
Zustand	Neuware