War Cinema: Hollywood on the Front Line / Edition 1

by Guy Westwell

Overview

An introduction to and overview of the Hollywood war movie, a linchpin in American cultural imagination. The book considers the history of this genre, one of continuing significance, from All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) to We Were Soldiers (2002). Guy Westwell focuses in particular on representations of the Vietnam War (Apocalypse Now [1979], Rambo [1985] and Platoon [1986]) and the more recent return to and reexamination of the Second World War (Saving Private Ryan [1998]).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781904764540
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	09/18/2006
Series:	Short Cuts
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	629,401
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.87(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Guy Westwell is senior lecturer in film studies at London Metropolitan University.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. War Cinema 1989-1961
2. Vietnam
3. The Greatest Generation
4. Conclusion
5. Bibliography
6. Filmography
7. Appendix - America's Wars

Editorial Reviews

A fresh and informative work.

Film and History - Robert W. Matson

A fresh and informative work.

— Robert W. Matson

Film and History