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Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959

By Michael F. Keaney

Book information

Publisher
McFarland
Year
2010
ISBN
078646366X, 9780786463664
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
28 MB (29479622 bytes)
Pages
551\0
Time added
2014-04-16 17:05:24

Description

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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