{"product_id":"edward-dmytryk-fintan-mcdonagh-9781476680927","title":"Edward Dmytryk: Reassessing His Films and Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e Edward Dmytryk was one of the so-called \"Hollywood Ten\" jailed for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Finding himself blacklisted after his prison sentence and unable to operate under a pseudonym, he took the step of testifying and naming names to the Committee. His career resumed to considerable commercial success, but also to prolonged and bitter criticism from the left and persistent mistrust from the right. Acknowledged as one of the key figures in the development of the film noir genre, having directed one of its first films, \u003ci\u003eMurder, My Sweet\u003c\/i\u003e, Dmytryk has otherwise frequently been sidelined in critical studies because of the controversy. This book is the first to critically evaluate each of the dozens of films he made between the 1930s and the 1970s including \u003ci\u003eThe Young Lions, Crossfire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Caine Mutiny\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fintan McDonagh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476680922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476680927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 315\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 6.80w x 0.80d","brand":"Fintan McDonagh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994591592703,"sku":"9781476680927","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c907a10-5666-4904-bbb1-18c9ba1504b5.jpg?v=1683331063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/edward-dmytryk-fintan-mcdonagh-9781476680927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}