Long Ago and Far Away Hollywood and the Second World War

Name: Long Ago and Far Away Hollywood and the Second World War
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ISBN: 9780810861244

ISBN-10: 0810861240

ISBN-13: 9780810861244

Edition: 2008

Authors: Robert Fyne

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After scrutinizing hundreds of screenplays, Robert Fyne has written an in-depth study of World War II films, analyzing the different storylines, points of view, and contemporary events. In Long Ago and Far Away: Hollywood and the Second World War, Fyne examines WWII films from 1941 to the present, explaining how their content and mood paralleled national mores and politics. Some titles are laudatory, some chauvinistic, and others frivolous. Biographical screenplays both glorify and damn various leaders. Some films bombard viewers with horrific experiences, while goofy science-fiction titles feature wraiths and flying saucers. There are love stories, as well as films revealing Japanese…

Book details

List price: $63.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/20/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.35" wide x 9.28" long x 0.97" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English




We've Never Been Licked: 1941-1945



Victory and Memory: 1946-1949



The Cold War Turns Hot: 1950-1953



Public Attitudes and Revisionism: 1954-1967



Vietnam Boils Over: 1968-1976



The Last Hurrah: 1977-1989



Going, Going, Gone! Cable Television Explains the War: 1990-2007



Sixty Years of Fighting: Why Should It End?


Selective Filmography


Bibliography


Index


About the Author