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Robertson James C (James Crighton), <1930-> |
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Titolo |
The hidden cinema : British film censorship in action, 1913-1975 / / James C. Robertson |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1993 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-87671-8 |
1-134-87672-6 |
1-280-14992-2 |
0-203-99007-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture industry - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Motion pictures - Censorship - Great Britain - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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