| The Fifties Transforming the Screen: 1950-1959 Contributor(s): Lev, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684804956 ISBN-13: 9780684804958 Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons OUR PRICE: $228.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2003 Annotation: Completing the landmark, award-winning ten-volume series on the first century of American film, "History of the American Cinema," Vol. 7, written by Peter Lev of Towson University, covers the tumultuous period of the 1950s. The volume explores the divorce of movie studios from their theatre chains; the panic of the blacklist era; the explosive emergence of science fiction as the dominant genre ("The Thing, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, War of the Worlds," etc.); the rise of television and Hollywood's response in widescreen spectacles ("The Robe, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur," etc.) and mature Westerns ("High Noon, Shane, The Searchers," etc.); and more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - History |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2003001988 |
| Series: History of the American Cinema (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 7.42" W x 10.26" (2.28 lbs) 382 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volume 7, written by Peter Lev of Towson University, covers the tumultuous period of the 1950s. The volume explores the divorce of movie studios from their theatre chains; the panic of the blacklist era; the explosive emergence of science fiction as the dominant genre (The Thing, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Forbidden Planet, War Of The Worlds, etc.); the rise of television and Hollywoods response in widescreen spectacles (The Robe, The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, etc.) and mature Westerns (High Noon, Shane, The Searchers, etc.); and more. |