Combat films : American realism, 1945-2010 / Steven Jay Rubin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubin, Steven Jay, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War films--History and criticism.

War films.

Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

United States.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 302 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2011]

Summary:

"Based on original interviews, archival research and featuring rare photographs, this book offers a behind-the-scenes look at films considered unusually realistic for combat films. This updated version covers World War II, and includes seven new chapters on the Civil War, 1920s China, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Mogadishu in 1993 and Iraq"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Filming history, not heroics. A walk in the sun (20th Century-Fox, 1946)

Battleground (MGM, 1949)

Twelve o'clock high (20th Century-Fox, 1949)

The bridge on the River Kwai (Columbia Pictures, 1957)

The thin red line. Pork Chop Hill (united artists, 1959)

The longest day (20th Century-Fox, 1962)

Hell is for heroes (Paramount Pictures, 1962)

The great escape (United Artists, 1963)

The new heroes. The sand pebbles (20th Century-Fox, 1966)

Patton (20th Century-Fox, 1970)

Platoon (Orion Pictures, 1986)

Gettysburg (New Line Cinema, 1993)

War films in the 21st century. Saving Private Ryan (Paramount Pictures, 1998)

Black hawk down (Sony Entertainment, 2001)

The hurt locker (Summit Entertainment, 2009).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786458929

0786458925

OCLC:

692275505