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Shots in the mirror : crime films and society / Nicole Rafter.

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Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.G3 R34 2006
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rafter, Nicole Hahn, 1939-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Gangster films--History and criticism.
Gangster films.
Police films--History and criticism.
Police films.
Prison films--History and criticism.
Prison films.
Justice, Administration of, in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States.
Motion pictures.
Motion pictures--Social aspects.
United States.
Physical Description:
xiii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
Second edition.
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Contents:
Introduction: crime films and society
The history of crime films / by Drew Todd
Why they went bad: criminology in crime films
Slasher, serial killer, and psycho movies
Cop and detective films
Criminal law films
Prison and execution films
The heroes of crime films
The alternative tradition and films of moral ambiguity
Appendix: crime films cited with release dates.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-249) and index.
ISBN:
0195175050
0195175069
OCLC:
60557471
Publisher Number:
9780195175059
9780195175066

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