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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • A career man
  • Early days in the Hollywood west: from Straight shooting to The iron horse
  • The heroic west: from Three bad men to Drums along the Mohawk
  • Not for self but for country: from Salute to Submarine patrol
  • In the navy: The Battle of Midway
  • War stories: They were expendable
  • Critiquing combat culture: Fort Apache
  • Keeping the faith: She wore a yellow ribbon
  • The war at home: Rio Grande
  • Veterans' affairs: The searchers
  • A house divided: The horse soldiers
  • The nature of one's service: Sergeant Rutledge
  • Deconstructing the legend: The man who shot Liberty Valance
  • Questions of just conduct: Cheyenne Autumn
  • Aftermath.

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