Censoring Hollywood Sex and Violence in Film and on the Cutting Room Floor |
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Author:
| Malone, Aubrey |
ISBN: | 978-0-7864-6465-4 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95USD $3.00 |
Book Description:
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Chronicles one hundred years of film censorship, from the beginning to the end of the 20th Century. The freewheeling nature of films in the early decades was affected by Prohibition, the Depression and the formation of the Legion of Decency, culminating in a new age of restrictiveness in the movies. This held sway until rebellious filmmakers like Otto Preminger challenged the system in the 1950s, eventually resulting in the abandonment of the old regime.
Chronicles one hundred years of film censorship, from the beginning to the end of the 20th Century. The freewheeling nature of films in the early decades was affected by Prohibition, the Depression and the formation of the Legion of Decency, culminating in a new age of restrictiveness in the movies. This held sway until rebellious filmmakers like Otto Preminger challenged the system in the 1950s, eventually resulting in the abandonment of the old regime.