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Any Resemblance to Actual Persons : the Real People Behind 400+ Fictional Movie Characters.

"Most film buffs know that CITIZEN KANE was based on the life of publisher William Randolph Hearst. But few are aware that key characters in the films like DOUBLE INDEMNITY, COOL HAND LUKE, JAWS, RAIN MAN, A FEW GOOD MEN and ZERO DARK THIRTY were inspired by actual persons. This survey of a cle...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Erickson, Hal
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson NC : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.
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