The Hollywood War Film [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910809198003321
• Autore: Eberwein Robert T. <1940->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
• Collana: New Approaches to Film Genre ; ; v.13
• Disciplina: 791.43/6581; 791.43658
• Soggetti: War films - United States - History and criticism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: THE HOLLYWOOD WAR FILM; CONTENTS; LIST OF PLATES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW; CHAPTER 2 CRITICAL ISSUES; CHAPTER 3 ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930); CHAPTER 4 DESTINATION TOKYO (1943) AND RETALIATION FILMS; CHAPTER 5 PLATOON (1986) AND FULL METAL JACKET (1987); CHAPTER 6 GLORY (1989); CHAPTER 7 THE IRAQ WARS ON FILM; CHAPTER 8 IWO JIMA; NOTES; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: The Hollywood War Film offers readers a lively introduction to the theory, history, stars, and major films constituting this vital genre, from Hollywood's earliest days to the current moment Combines broad historical and theoretical coverage of the genre with in-depth analysis of specific filmsIncludes chapters on All Quiet on the Western Front, World War II combat films, Platoon and Full Metal Jacket, Eastwood's Iwo Jima films, and Iraq war filmsAn ideal text for perennially popular courses on the war film genre