UID:
edocfu_9959236691102883
Format:
1 online resource (262 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780203979914
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0203979915
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9781134702695
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1134702698
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9781134702701
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1134702701
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9781280139024
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1280139021
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9786610139026
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6610139024
Series Statement:
British Popular Cinema series
Content:
This is the first substantial study of British cinema's most neglected genre. Bringing together original work from some of the leading writers on British popular film, this book includes interviews with key directors Mike Hodges (Get Carter) and Donald Cammel (Performance). It discusses an abundance of films including:* acclaimed recent crime films such as Shallow Grave, Shopping, and Face.* early classics like They Made Me A Fugitive* acknowledged classics such as Brighton Rock and The Long Good Friday* 50
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 Parole overdue; 2 The censors and British gangland, 1913-1990; 3 Spin a dark web; 4 Outrage: No Orchids For Miss Blandish; 5 Men, women and money; 6 The higher heel; 7 The emergence of the British tough guy; 8 Ordinary people; 9 Performance; 10 Mike Hodges discusses Get Carter with the NFT audience, 23 September 1997; 11 A revenger's tragedy Get Carter; 12 Dog eat dog; 13 Space in the British crime film; 14 Allegorising the nation; 15 From underworld to underclass; Filmography, 1939-1997; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0415168694
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0415168708
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203979914
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