The World War II Combat Film: Anatomy of a Genre - Softcover

Basinger, Jeanine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819566233 ISBN 13: 9780819566232

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press, 2003

Synopsis

The World War II Combat Film Lively, comprehensive analysis of World War II movies. Full description

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Review:

"A solid title for public and academic film collections."--Library Journal

"The book is a delight to read. Basinger communicates in a clear and engaging way, and her lively writing makes the study of movies as enjoyable as watching movies."--Robert Brent Toplin, Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Synopsis:

A reading of the World War II combat film. Discussing over 1000 movies, Jeanine Basinger covers in-depth the key examples of the genre and uses them to define the meaning of genre itself. From "Bataan" to "Battleground" to "The Dirty Dozen" to "Saving Private Ryan", the work traces the evolution of the combat genre, as its recurring characters, plots and events are used and reused over time. There is also a section outlining what happens when women replace men in combat and when the subject is treated as comedy. First published in 1986, this updated and expanded edition contains a new introduction, a new chapter on "Saving Private Ryan", and an updated filmography.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0819566233
• ISBN 13: 9780819566232
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400