Overkill: The Rise and Fall of Thriller Cinema
| AUTHOR | Mesce, Bill |
| PUBLISHER | McFarland & Company (03/01/2007) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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The work examines the evolution of the thriller from the heyday of the Hollywood mogul era in the 1930s when it was primarily bottom-of-the-bill fodder, through its maturity in the World War II years and noir-breeding 1950s, its commercial and critical ascendancy in the 1960s and 1970s, and finally its subsequent box office dominance in the age of the blockbuster.
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ISBN-13:
9780786427512
ISBN-10:
0786427515
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
344
Carton Quantity:
11
Product Dimensions:
7.05 x 0.76 x 9.91 inches
Weight:
1.30 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
791.436
Library of Congress Control Number:
2006036818
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The work examines the evolution of the thriller from the heyday of the Hollywood mogul era in the 1930s when it was primarily bottom-of-the-bill fodder, through its maturity in the World War II years and noir-breeding 1950s, its commercial and critical ascendancy in the 1960s and 1970s, and finally its subsequent box office dominance in the age of the blockbuster.
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