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

• Autore: Boyd-Barrett Oliver
• Pubblicazione: London : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/6581
• Soggetto topico: Espionage in motion pictures; Motion pictures - Political aspects - United States; International relations in motion pictures; Politics in motion pictures
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BaumannJim HerreraDavid <1986->
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Hollywood and the CIA
• ISBN: 1-283-10366-4; 9786613103666; 1-136-80676-8; 0-203-82821-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910460240803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Media, War and Security