The movies as history
Subtitle: visions of the twentieth century
By: edited by David Ellwood.
Contributors: Ellwood, David W.; History Today, Inc.
Publisher: Sutton
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Stroud
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Motion pictures and history.; Motion pictures -- Social aspects.; Motion pictures -- Plots, Themes, etc.; Motion pictures and history.; Motion pictures -- Social aspects.; Motion pictures -- Plots, Themes, etc.
Notes: Published in association with History Today.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-211) and index.
Table of contents: Part I. War stories. Wings / Michael Paris; All Quiet on the Western Front / Modris Eksteins; Fires Were Started  / Jeffrey Richards; The Green Berets / Philip Taylor; Star Wars / Peter Kramer; Part II. Propaganda cinema. The Great Way / Graham Roberts; Triumph of the Will / Brian Winston; This Is the Army / David Culbert; I Was a Communist for the FBI / Dan Leab; Part III. Social commentary on screen. Citizen Kane / Sarah Street; On the Waterfront / Brian Neve; Un americano a Roma / David Ellwood; I'm All Right Jack / Peter Stead; La Dolce Vita / Stephen Gundle; Alfie / Anthony Aldgate; Part IV. Films of romance and fantasy. Madonna of the Seven Moons / Sue Harper; La Belle et la Bête / Susan Hayward; The Leopard / Pierre Sorlin; South Pacific / Michael Sturma; Indochine / David Nicholl; The Exorcist / Nicholas Cull.