num_pages: 272
description: In this lively and original book, Sam Girgus offers a fresh look at films such as The Searchers, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It's a Wonderful Life, High Noon, and On the Waterfront. He shows how they are part of the cultural and historic debate that examines, structures, and questions what modern America means to its people, the world, and history.
language: English
title: Hollywood Renaissance: The Cinema of Democracy in the Era of Ford, Kapra, and Kazan
titlecomplete: Hollywood Renaissance: The Cinema of Democracy in the Era of Ford, Kapra, and Kazan
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Cambridge University Press