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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784078503321

Autore

Robertson James C (James Crighton), <1930, >

Titolo

The hidden cinema : British film censorship in action, 1913-1975 / / James C. Robertson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993

ISBN

1-134-87671-8

1-134-87672-6

1-280-14992-2

0-203-99007-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Collana

Cinema and society

Disciplina

302.23/43/0941

791.43

Soggetti

Motion picture industry - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Motion pictures - Censorship - Great Britain - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; General editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The silents 1913 1929; 2 The early talkies 1930 1939; 3 The Second World War and its aftermath 1940 1950; 4 The later talkies 1950 1975; 5 Conclusion; Notes; Select bibliography; General index; Index of film titles

Sommario/riassunto

How does film censorship work in Britain? Jim Robertson's new paperback edition of The Hidden Cinema argues that censorship has had a far greater influence on British film history than is often apparent, creating the `hidden cinema' of the title. Robertson charts the role of the British Board of Film Censors, established in 1913, and the histories of a variety of noteworthy films including Battleship Potemkin and No Orchids for Miss Blandish and revealing how censorship continues to exert a marked influence on many important films - like the controversial A Clock