From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (Turner Classic Movies)
Language: English
Published by Running Press / Hachette Book Group New York, 2024
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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First edition stated first printing stated of an as new hardcover in an as new dustjacket. The inside story of the 1944 film noir classic "Double Indemnity", starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck, from the 1936 novel by James M. Cain. It explores the history of the film and its impact on film history, and includes many stills from the movie.
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- Title
- From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (Turner Classic Movies)
- Author
- Alain Silver & James Ursini
- Publisher
- Running Press / Hachette Book Group New York
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- As New
- Dust jacket
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0762484934
- ISBN 13
- 9780762484935
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Series
- Book 37 of 45: Turner Classic Movies
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About the Author
Film producer, critic, and historian Alain Silver is the author of numerous books on cinema, including The Noir Style, LA Noir, the Film Noir Reader series. He has been a lecturer and panelist at numerous film festivals and conferences across the U.S. and Canada.
James Ursini has co-written eleven books with Alain Silver, including their Film Noir Reader series. Ursini has also written for various film magazines and supplied the commentary for numerous classic film noir DVDs. He has a doctorate in motion picture studies and lectures on filmmaking at UCLA and other institutes in the Los Angeles area.
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