Title: Hollywood's history films /
Authors: Eldridge, David.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Historical films History and criticism.; Motion pictures Social aspects United States; Motion pictures Political aspects United States; Historical films United States History and criticism.
Abstract: Focusing on the 1950s when Hollywood's interest in the past was at its peak, this title reconstructs how filmmakers understood their treatment of the past, suggesting why many of them saw their work as superior to that of professional historians.
Contents: The story of mankind. -- Economic history. -- Thrill history. -- Political history. -- Social history. -- Researching history. -- Living history. -- Intellectual history.