Hardboiled Hollywood The Origins of the Great Crime Films

Name: Hardboiled Hollywood The Origins of the Great Crime Films
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ISBN: 9781842430705

ISBN-10: 184243070X

ISBN-13: 9781842430705

Edition: 2002

Authors: Max Dï¿½charnï¿½

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The Big Sleep, The Godfather, Little Caesar, LA Confidential—behind these classic films there’s a story waiting to be told, and pulp novels, bank robbers, and serial killers have all played a part in shaping crime cinema. But after Hollywood throws these elements into the blender—along with the demands of censors, backers, and the frequently rampant egos of stars and directors—the finished film often bears little resemblance to its source. Real crimes are often considered by filmmakers to be too brutal, and their perpetrators too unattractive. When Sam Peckinpah filmedThe Getaway,for instance, the novel’s pessimistic ending had to be changed to suit the tastes of its glittering stars, Steve…

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oldcastle Books, Limited
Publication date: 3/1/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.45" wide x 9.45" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Opening Shot


Scene of the Crime


Little Caesar


The Big Sleep


In a Lonely Place


Kiss Me, Deadly


Hell is a City


Psycho


Point Blank


Bonnie and Clyde


Get Carter


Dillinger


La Confidential


Evidence


Index