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The Hollywood Historical Film

ISBN: 978-1-4051-4603-6
Paperback
192 pages
February 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • Provides a complete guide to the unique characteristics of historical film, distinguishing among sub-genres such as historical epics, war films, biographies, topical films, and meta-historic works like Nixon and JFK
  • Offers detailed analyses of groundbreaking films such as Spartacus, Schindler’s List, and United 93
  • Examines the dual role of the historical film to entertain and educate, with its tendency to arouse critical and popular controversy
  • Stimulates discussion about Hollywood’s power to persuade and reshape our views of the past