The World War II combat film
Subtitle: anatomy of a genre
By: Jeanine Basinger ; updated filmography by Jeremy Arnold.
Edition: 1st Wesleyan University Press pbk. ed.
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Middletown, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war -- Film catalogs.; Motion pictures -- United States -- History.; War films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Genres: Film catalogs.
Other titles: World War Two combat film; World War 2 combat film
Description: One of America's most renowned film scholars, Jeanine Basinger, offers a revealing, perceptive and highly readable look at the combat film. Discussing over 1,000 movies, Basinger covers in-depth the key examples of the genre and uses them to define the meaning of genre itself. From Bataan to Battleground to The Dirty Dozen to Saving Private Ryan, the book traces the evolution of the combat genre, as its recurring characters, plots and events are used and reused over time. There is also a section outlining what happens when women replace men in combat and when the subject is treated as comedy. First published in 1986, this updated and expanded edition contains a new introduction and an updated filmography. This is an essential text for anyone seriously interested in genre or movies, and, with 38 photographs, is as much a treat to look at as it is to read.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-354) and indexes.
Filmography: p. 263-341.
First published in hardcover by Columbia University Press in 1986.