Film Noir Guide
Download or Read eBook Film Noir Guide PDF 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.
Author | : Michael F. Keaney |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 2015-05-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780786491551 |
ISBN-13 | : 0786491558 |
Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Film Noir Guide by : Michael F. Keaney
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.