Working stiffs, union maids, reds, and riffraff : an expanded guide to films about labor / Tom Zaniello.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zaniello, Tom, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

x, 434 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : ILR Press/COrnell University Press, 2003.

Summary:

The revised and expanded edition of Working Stiffs, Union Maids, Reds, and Riffraff offers 350 titles compared to the original edition's 150. The new book is global in scope, with examples of labor films from around the world. Viewers can turn to this comprehensive, annotated guide for films about unions or labor organizations; labor history; working-class life where an economic factor is significant; political movements if they are tied closely to organized labor; production or the struggle between labor and capital from a "top-down" -- either entrepreneurial or managerial -- perspective. Each entry includes critical commentary, production data, cast list, MPAA rating (if any), suggested related films, annotated references to books and Web sites for further reading, and information about availability of films for rental and/or purchase. This edition addresses both historical and contemporary films and features documentaries and hard-to-find information about agitprop and union-financed films.

Contents:

Select labor film categories

Tracing the history of labor films: a chronology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0801440092

0801488516

OCLC:

51172245