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Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films
Contributor(s): Reinhartz, Adele (Editor)
ISBN: 041567719X     ISBN-13: 9780415677196
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $35.10  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2012
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion
- Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism
Dewey: 791.436
LCCN: 2012017554
Series: Routledge Key Guides
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.83 lbs) 276 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Movies which have drawn inspiration from the Bible, either directly or indirectly, have been extremely popular since the earliest days of cinema. Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films introduces a wide range of those movies, which are among the most important, critically-acclaimed and highest-grossing films of all time, including:

  • The King of Kings
  • Ben-Hur
  • The Passion of the Christ
  • Frankenstein
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Monty Python's Life of Brian.

Written by a team of international scholars, the fifty entries discuss the Biblical stories, characters or motifs depicted in each film making this book the ideal guide for anyone interested in the long-standing relationship between the Bible and film.