Hardboiled Hollywood The Origins of the Great Crime Films |
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| Author:
| Décharné, Max |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84243-070-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
| Publisher: | Oldcastle Books, Limited
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| Imprint: | No Exit Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $32.95 |
Book Description:
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Kiss Me Deadly, Bonnie & Clyde, Get Carter, Little,Caesar, Goodfellas - these films may be classics,but their origins are often far less familiar.,This book provides a chance to compare the sources,with the original films, looking at everything,from pulp novels to real-life criminals, and,placing the films in the context of the times in,which they were made. From The Big Sleep to Point,Blank, The Godfather to LA Confidential,Hardboiled Hollywood takes you behind the scenes,at the scene...
More DescriptionKiss Me Deadly, Bonnie & Clyde, Get Carter, Little,Caesar, Goodfellas - these films may be classics,but their origins are often far less familiar.,This book provides a chance to compare the sources,with the original films, looking at everything,from pulp novels to real-life criminals, and,placing the films in the context of the times in,which they were made. From The Big Sleep to Point,Blank, The Godfather to LA Confidential,Hardboiled Hollywood takes you behind the scenes,at the scene of the crime. Includes 8 pages of,illustrations.