Hollywood renaissance
Subtitle: the cinema of democracy in the era of Ford, Capra, and Kazan
By: Sam B. Girgus.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
Subjects: Motion pictures -- United States -- History.; Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Production and direction.
Description: In this provocative 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, and shows how they are part of the cultural and historical debate that examines, structures, and questions what modern America means to its people, the world, and history.
Notes: Filmography: 248-250.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-247) and index.