The great British picture show /
Perry, George,1935-
London : Pavilion,
1985.
History of British filmmaking. Illustrated with many black and white film stills. Includes biographical guide to the British Cinema.
Previous ed.: London : Hart-Davis, 1974.
Includes new introduction, final chapters and additional illustrations.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-365) and index.
1. The beginning - 2. Dawn comes - 3. The Great War - 4. Post-War Crisis - 5. The Coming of the Quota - 6. The Early Talkies - 7. Boomtime - 8. Slumptime - 9. War and the Golden Age - 10. The Documentary Spirit - 11. The New Era - 12. Peace Has its Problems - 13. The Post-War Production Effort - 14. Collapse of an Empire - 15. The Last Brave Fling - 16. Wider Still and Wider - 17. The Melting Audience - 18. The Mixed Mid-Fifties - 19. The Critical Imperative - 20. Scares of the Sixties - 21. Nouvelle Vague or Deja Vu? - 22. The Old Faithfuls - 23. Visiting Firemen - 24. Hope Springs Eternal - 25. Seventies Stagnation - 26. The Ultimate Challenge.
History of British filmmaking. Illustrated with many black and white film stills. Includes biographical guide to the British Cinema.
Motion pictures