The cinema of hockey : four decades of the game on screen / / Iri Cermak

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910162761903321
• Autore: Cermak Iri
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc, Publishers, , [2017]; ©2017
• ISBN: 1-4766-2696-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (473 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 791.43/6579
• Soggetti: Hockey films; Sports films
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This study focuses on hockey-themed films and television movies from the U.S. and Canada spanning several decades. Depictions of historical games are discussed, including the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" and the 1972 Summit Series. National myths about hockey players are examined. Film production techniques are covered, shedding light on how hockey as spectacle is presented on-screen"--