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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819957203321

Autore

Boyd-Barrett Oliver

Titolo

Hollywood and the CIA : cinema, defense, and subversion / / Oliver Boyd-Barrett, David Herrera, and Jim Baumann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-80675-X

1-283-10366-4

9786613103666

1-136-80676-8

0-203-82821-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Media, War and Security

Altri autori (Persone)

BaumannJim

HerreraDavid <1986->

Disciplina

791.43/6581

Soggetti

Espionage in motion pictures

Motion pictures - Political aspects - United States

International relations in motion pictures

Politics in motion pictures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Hollywood and the CIA : "a bunch of seedy, squalid bastards" -- The 1960s : in the shadows -- The 1970s : "there are no more secrets" -- The 1980s : "we've wiped out entire cultures! and for what?" -- The 1990s : black ops meet terror -- The 2000s : history interrupted -- Conclusion : once upon a time in Hollywood.

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates representations of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Hollywood films, and the synergies between Hollywood product, U.S. military/defense interests and U.S. foreign policy.As probably the best known of the many different intelligence agencies of the US, the CIA is an exceptionally well known national and international icon or even ""brand,"" one that exercises a powerful influence on the imagination of people throughout the world as well as on the creative minds of filmmakers. The book examines films sampled from five decades - the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 19