{"product_id":"the-capra-touch-matthew-c-gunter-9780786464029","title":"The Capra Touch: A Study of the Director's Hollywood Classics and War Documentaries, 1934-1945","description":"\u003cp\u003e During World War II, Academy Award-winning director Frank Capra (1897-1991) made propaganda films for the U.S. Government, such as \u003ci\u003ePrelude to War, The Nazis Strike, The Battle of Britain, War Comes to America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Negro Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e. These entries in the \u003ci\u003eWhy We Fight\u003c\/i\u003e documentary series have been largely neglected by Capra scholars. This work analyzes the cinematic and thematic techniques Capra employed in these films, linking them to the techniques and ideology of the director's popular mainstream narrative films, including \u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMr. Smith Goes to Washington\u003c\/i\u003e. Also analyzed are the manners in which Frank Capra's war service affected his later films, notably his 1946 masterpiece \u003ci\u003eIt's a Wonderful Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and how Capra's belief in individual liberty shaped both his films and his career under the oppressive Hollywood studio system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew C. Gunter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078646402X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786464029\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 12\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Matthew C. Gunter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086857449727,"sku":"9780786464029","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cead7d60-6020-44e9-8ec7-68f3c1eb04a2.jpg?v=1769096980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-capra-touch-matthew-c-gunter-9780786464029","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}