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Hardboiled Hollywood Real-life bank robbers, twisted serial killers, and pulp novels have all helped shape the world of crime cinema. From Kiss Me Deadly, Bonnie & Clyde and Psycho, to The Godfather and L.A. Confidential, Max Decharne uncovers the little-known stories behind each of these classic films and more.Thanks to Hollywood, failed bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are forever fixed in popular imagina... Full description
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Decharne renders an intriguing picture of the powerful place this art form has come to occupy in society and why. (The Financial Times) Full of unauthorized cash withdrawals and people dying of lead poisoning, this tome thankfully eschews the pompous subtext and strained metaphors of most film books, leaving what any good detective wants: just the facts, ma am. (The Guardian) Anyone with an interest in hardboiled fiction needs this book on his shelf. (Time Out London) "
Full of unauthorized cash withdrawals and people dying of lead poisoning, this tome thankfully eschews the pompous subtext and strained metaphors of most film books, leaving what any good detective wants: just the facts, ma am. The Guardian) Anyone with an interest in hardboiled fiction needs this book on his shelf. Time Out London) "
Full of 'unauthorized cash withdrawals' and people dying of 'lead poisoning, ' this tome thankfully eschews the pompous subtext and strained metaphors of most film books, leaving what any good detective wants: just the facts, ma'am. The Guardian) Anyone with an interest in hardboiled fiction needs this book on his shelf. Time Out London)
Full of unauthorized cash withdrawals and people dying of lead poisoning, this tome thankfully eschews the pompous subtext and strained metaphors of most film books, leaving what any good detective wants: just the facts, ma am. The Guardian) Anyone with an interest in hardboiled fiction needs this book on his shelf. Time Out London) "
Full of 'unauthorized cash withdrawals' and people dying of 'lead poisoning, ' this tome thankfully eschews the pompous subtext and strained metaphors of most film books, leaving what any good detective wants: just the facts, ma'am. The Guardian) Anyone with an interest in hardboiled fiction needs this book on his shelf. Time Out London)
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- PublisherPegasus Books
- Publication date2010
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- ISBN 13 9781605980768
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