Historical Dictionary of British Cinema by Burton, Alan

Historical Dictionary of British Cinema (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780810867949)

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Format: Hardcover
$197.00
$197.00
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Historical Dictionary of British Cinema by Burton, Alan

Historical Dictionary of British Cinema

$197.00
Historical Dictionary of British Cinema by Burton, Alan

Historical Dictionary of British Cinema

$197.00
Format: Hardcover
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The Historical Dictionary of British Cinema has a lot of ground to cover. This it does with over 300 dictionary entries informing us about significant actors, producers and directors, outstanding films and serials, organizations and studios, different films genres from comedy to horror, and memorable films, among other things. Two appendixes provide lists of award-winners. Meanwhile, the chronology covers over a century of history. These parts provide the details, countless details, while the introduction offers the big story. And the extensive bibliography points toward other sources of information.

Author: Alan Burton,Steve Chibnall
ISBN-10: 081086794X
ISBN-13: 9780810867949
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Language: English
Published: 07/11/2013
Pages: 584
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 1.80d

Review Citation(s):
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By Alan Burton
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Alan Burton initially taught at De Montfort University before moving to Klagenfurt University in Austria. He has also written extensively, including books on directors, and is presently on the editorial board of Journal of British Cinema and Television.

Steve Chibnall is an exceptionally experienced film historian who is director of De Montfort University's Cinema and Television History Research Centre and curator of several archives. He has been teaching British cinema for decades already and produced numerous articles and longer works during this time.

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