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A Short History of Film, Fourth Edition.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dixon, Wheeler Winston.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (665 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- A Choice Significant University Press Title for Undergraduates This updated and expanded edition of A Short History of Film provides an accessible overview of the major movements, directors, studios, and genres from the 1880s to the present.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Timeline 1832-2024
- One. The Invention of the Movies
- Two. The Birth of an American Industry
- Three. World Cinema: The Silent Era
- Four. The Hollywood Studio System in the 1930s and 1940s
- Five. International Cinema through World War II
- Six. Postwar Challenges to the Movies
- Seven. World Cinema in the 1950s
- Eight. The 1960s Explosion
- Nine. World Cinema 1970-2024
- Ten. Hollywood: The Modern Era
- Glossary of Film Terms
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Authors
- Gallery.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Dixon, Wheeler Winston A Short History of Film, Fourth Edition
- ISBN:
- 9781978837690
- OCLC:
- 1534811138
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