Film Noir Guide

Film Noir Guide
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : 9780786491551
ISBN-13 : 0786491558
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Book Synopsis Film Noir Guide by : Michael F. Keaney

Download or read book Film Noir Guide written by Michael F. Keaney and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 700 films from the classic period of film noir (1940 to 1959) are presented in this exhaustive reference book--such films as The Accused, Among the Living, The Asphalt Jungle, Baby Face Nelson, Bait, The Beat Generation, Crossfire, Dark Passage, I Walk Alone, The Las Vegas Story, The Naked City, Strangers on a Train, White Heat, and The Window. For each film, the following information is provided: the title, release date, main performers, screenwriter(s), director(s), type of noir, thematic content, a rating based on the five-star system, and a plot synopsis that does not reveal the ending.


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