Prehistoric humans in film and television : 581 dramas, comedies, and documentaries, 1905-2004 / / Michael Klossner

• Autore: Klossner Michael
• Pubblicazione: Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2006; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (331 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/652; 791.43652
• Soggetto topico: Prehistoric peoples in motion pictures; Prehistoric peoples on television; Motion pictures; Television programs
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface ""; ""I. Fictional Works in Prehistorical Settings""; ""II. Documentaries""; ""III. Fictional Works in Historical, Modern and Extraterrestrial Settings""; ""Appendix A: Misleading Titles, Unknown Contents, Aborted and Proposed Projects""; ""Appendix B: Post-Apocalypse Primitives in Film and Television""; ""Appendix C: Outstanding Performances as Prehistoric Characters""; ""Appendix D: The Creationist Challenge: Productions That Question the Existence of Prehistoric Humans""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""
• Sommario/riassunto: From the early days of the movies, ""cavemen"" have been a popular subject for filmmakers--not surprisingly, since the birth of cinema occurred only a few decades after the earliest scientific studies of prehistoric man. Filmmakers, however, were not constrained by the emerging science; instead they most often took a comedic look at prehistory, a trend that continued throughout the 20th century. Prehistoric humans also populated adventure-fantasy films, with the original One Million B.C. (1940) leading the charge. Documentaries were also made, but it was not until the 1970s that accurate film
• Titolo autorizzato: Prehistoric humans in film and television
• ISBN: 1-4766-0914-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808110003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II