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Preface | |
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About the Author | |
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Beginnings | |
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Griffith and His Contemporaries: 1908 1920 | |
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American Cinema in the 1920s | |
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Major Filmmakers Talkies | |
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European Cinema in the 1920s | |
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Soviet Union Germany France | |
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The Hollywood Studio System | |
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The Box Office | |
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The Studio System | |
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The Star System | |
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The System of Genres | |
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American Cinema in the 1930s | |
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The Talkie Era New Genres: Gangster Pictures, Musicals, Screwball Comedy Major Filmmakers | |
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European Cinema in the 1930s | |
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Germany Great Britian France | |
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American Cinema in the 1940s | |
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Decline of the Studio System World War II Major Filmmakers Film Noir and Postwar Realism | |
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European Cinema in the 1940s | |
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Germany France Soviet Union Great Britian Italy | |
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American Cinema in the 1950s | |
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New Screens The Red Scare Social Realism Method Acting Major Filmmakers | |
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International Cinema in the 1950s | |
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Japan Ingmar Bergman Federico Fellini France | |
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American Cinema in the 1960s | |
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The Bloated Era Major Filmmakers New Directions | |
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International Cinema in the 1960s | |
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France Great Britian Italy Eastern Europe | |
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American Cinema in the 1970s | |
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The Vietnam-Watergate Era | |
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The New Cinema Major Figures | |
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International Cinema in the 1970s | |
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Great Britian France West Germany Italy Eastern Europe Australia | |
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The Third World | |
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American Cinema in the 1980s | |
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Technology and the Marketplace | |
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The Reagan Era | |
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The Mainstream | |
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The Mavericks | |
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International Cinema in the 1980s | |
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Great Britian Western Europe U.S.S.R. and Eastern Europe | |
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The Third World Japan | |
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American Cinema in the 1990s | |
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The Hollywood Studios | |
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The Bright Side Major Filmmakers | |
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The Independent Cinema | |
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International Cinema in the 1990s | |
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Hollywood Uber Alles Great Britian Ireland Continental Europe Emerging Cinemas Australia and New Zealand | |
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Global Cinema since 2000 | |
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Europe Islamic Cinema Hong Kong/China United States | |
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The Hollywood Studios Technology and the Marketplace | |
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Major Figures and Trends Emerging Artists Glossary Index | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |