Frank Capra : the catastrophe of success / / by Joseph McBride
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| Autore: |
McBride Joseph <1947->
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| Titolo: |
Frank Capra : the catastrophe of success / / by Joseph McBride
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| Pubblicazione: | [Jackson, Mississippi] : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2011 |
| ©2011 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (1422 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 791.4302/33092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Motion picture producers and directors - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references, filmography (p. [749]-762), and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 1. "I felt nothing"; 2. "I hated America"; ch02fn1; 3. "A terrible wop"; ch03fn1; 4. "Cap"; 5. "I'm from Hollywood"; ch05fn1; ch05fn2; ch05fn3; ch05fn4; 6. The Gag Man; 7. "Marrying the harlot"; ch07fn1; ch07fn2; ch07fn3; ch07fn4; 8. "The Man in the Street"; ch08fn1; 9. American Madness; ch09fn1; ch09fn2; 10. "The catastrophe of Success"; ch10fn1; 11. "A sense of responsibility"; ch11fn1; ch11fn2; 12. "The doghouse"; ch12fn1; ch12fn2; ch12fn3; 13. "Columbia's Gem"; ch13fn1; 14. "My ancestors couldn't; I can"; ch14fn1; ch14fn2; ch14fn3 |
| ch14fn4ch14fn5; 15. "We're the front office"; ch15fn1; 16. "That fellow Capra"; ch16fn1; ch16fn2; ch16fn3; ch16fn4; ch16fn5; ch16fn6; ch16fn7; ch16fn8; ch16fn9; ch16fn10; ch16fn11; ch16fn12; 17. Liberty; ch17fn1; 18. "I have no cause"; ch18fn1; 19. "The Judas pain"; ch19fn1; ch19fn2; ch19fn3; ch19fn4; ch19fn5; ch19fn6; ch19fn7; ch19fn8; ch19fn9; 20. A Reputation; ch20fn1; ch20fn2; ch20fn3; ch20fn4; ch20fn5; ch20fn6; ch20fn7; Appendix; appendixfn1; Acknowledgments; Notes; Filmography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Moviegoers often assume Frank Capra's life resembled his beloved films (such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life). A man of the people faces tremendous odds and, by doing the right thing, triumphs! But as Joseph McBride reveals in this meticulously researched, definitive biography, the reality was far more complex, a true American tragedy. Using newly declassified U.S. government documents about Capra's response to being considered a possible ""subversive"" during the post-World War II Red Scare, McBride adds a final chapter to his unforgettable portrait of the man who ga |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Frank Capra |
| ISBN: | 1-283-09051-1 |
| 9786613090515 | |
| 1-60473-839-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910464985303321 |
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