The westerns and war films of John Ford /

The only person to receive four Academy Awards for best director, John Ford is considered by some to be America's greatest homegrown filmmaker. This book looks at the two genres of films for which Ford was most well-known-Westerns such as She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Searchers, and The Man Who...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Matheson, Sue
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2016]
Colección:Film and history (Lanham, Md.)
Temas:
Ford, John, > 1894-1973 > Criticism and interpretation.
Ford, John, > 1894-1973
Western films > United States > History and criticism.
War films > United States > History and criticism.
Westerns > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Films de guerre > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
War films
Western films
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The only person to receive four Academy Awards for best director, John Ford is considered by some to be America's greatest homegrown filmmaker. This book looks at the two genres of films for which Ford was most well-known-Westerns such as She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Searchers, and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance-and military films including They Were Expendable and the Oscar-winning documentary The Battle of Midway.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 339 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-328) and index.
ISBN:9781442261068
1442261064

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