| Juarez Contributor(s): Vanderwood, Paul J. (Editor), Balio, Tino (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0299087441 ISBN-13: 9780299087449 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1983 Annotation: "Juarez was Warner Brothers' cinematic attempt to answer the major international question of the 1930s: would democracy or dictatorship prevail? Eager to further the foreign policy objectives of its friend Franklin Delano Roosevelt and equally willing to add to its prestigious and profitable biography series, the stuido set a record high budget and assembled special film stock, extensive scholarly research, a loose time schedule, a renowned director, and a stellar cast that included Paul Muni, Brian Aherne, and Bette Davis. The film was meant to be an ideologically clear-cut statement against fascism. The ways in which this artistic propaganda backfired make "Juarez a significant historical document for students of film, Latin American history, and U.S. foreign relations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Screenplays |
| Dewey: 791.437 |
| LCCN: 81050821 |
| Series: Wisconsin/Warner Bros. Screenplay Series |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.59" W x 8.52" (0.66 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ju rez was Warner Brothers' cinematic attempt to answer the major international question of the 1930s: would democracy or dictatorship prevail? Eager to further the foreign policy objectives of its friend Franklin Delano Roosevelt and equally willing to add to its prestigious and profitable biography series, the stuido set a record high budget and assembled special film stock, extensive scholarly research, a loose time schedule, a renowned director, and a stellar cast that included Paul Muni, Brian Aherne, and Bette Davis. The film was meant to be an ideologically clear-cut statement against fascism. The ways in which this artistic propaganda backfired make Ju rez a significant historical document for students of film, Latin American history, and U.S. foreign relations. |