The Clint Eastwood westerns / James L. Neibaur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neibaur, James L., 1958- author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eastwood, Clint, 1930---Criticism and interpretation.

Eastwood, Clint.

Eastwood, Clint, 1930-.

Western films--United States--History and criticism.

Western films.

Western television programs--United States--History and criticism.

Western television programs.

United States.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (197 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2015.

Place of Publication:

Lanham ; Boulder : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While the western was a staple of cinema for many decades, the form began to fade as its greatest star, John Wayne, made fewer films of distinction toward the end of his career. In the mid-1960s, the genre was redefined by a handful of directors, including Don Siegel and Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone, who offered something edgier, bloodier, and more violent. Working with both directors was an actor who had made a name for himself on the small screen in the hit western Rawhide. While Clint Eastwood would also star in and direct a number of successes with contemporary settings, his work in west

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Ch01. Early Life, First Films, and TV Success""; ""Ch02. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)""; ""Ch03. For a Few Dollars More (1965)""; ""Ch04. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)""; ""Ch05. Hang �Em High (1968)""; ""Ch06. Coogan�s Bluff (1968)""; ""Ch07. Paint Your Wagon (1969)""; ""Ch08. Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)""; ""Ch09. The Beguiled (1971)""; ""Ch10. Between the Westerns (1968�1971)""; ""Ch11. Joe Kidd (1972)""; ""Ch12. High Plains Drifter (1973)""; ""Ch13. Between the Westerns (1973�1976)""

""Ch14. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)""""Ch15. Between the Westerns (1976�1979)""; ""Ch16. Bronco Billy (1980)""; ""Ch17. Between the Westerns (1981�1985)""; ""Ch18. Pale Rider (1985)""; ""Ch19. Between the Westerns (1986�1991)""; ""Ch20. Unforgiven (1992)""; ""Ch21. After the Westerns""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index.

Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-88-8183-314-5

1-4422-4504-2

OCLC:

905225191