Presidents in the Movies [electronic resource] : American History and Politics on Screen /
Morgan, I.editor.
Cinematic depictions of real U.S. presidents from Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush explore how Hollywood movies represent American history and politics on screen. Morgan and his contributors show how films blend myth and reality to present a positive message about presidents as the epitome of America's values and idealism until unpopular foreign wars in Vietnam and Iraq led to a darker portrayal of the imperial presidency, operated by Richard Nixon and Bush 43. This exciting new collection further considers how Hollywood has continually reinterpreted historically significant presidents, notably Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, to fit the times in which movies about them were made.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Iwan Morgan -- Transition : the making of screen presidents / Ian Scott -- D. W. Griffith's Lincoln / Melvyn Stokes -- The "picture man" : the cinematic strife of Theodore Roosevelt / Brian Neve -- Darryl F. Zanuck's Wilson (1944) / Mark Wheeler -- The "confidence" president : Franklin D. Roosevelt in film / Harry Keyishian -- The cinematic Kennedy : Thirteen days and the burnishing of an image / Mark White -- The president impeached : Tennessee Johnson and Nixon /  Iwan Morgan -- Oliver Stone's improbable "W." / Kingsley Marshall.
Cinematic depictions of real U.S. presidents from Abraham Lincoln to George W. Bush explore how Hollywood movies represent American history and politics on screen. Morgan and his contributors show how films blend myth and reality to present a positive message about presidents as the epitome of America's values and idealism until unpopular foreign wars in Vietnam and Iraq led to a darker portrayal of the imperial presidency, operated by Richard Nixon and Bush 43. This exciting new collection further considers how Hollywood has continually reinterpreted historically significant presidents, notably Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, to fit the times in which movies about them were made.
Civilization—History.
Europe—Politics and government.
Motion pictures—History.
Motion pictures and television.
Political science.
America—History.
Cultural History.
European Politics.
Film History.
Screen Studies.
Political Science.
History of the Americas.