The World War II Combat Film: Anatomy of a Genre - Softcover

Jeanine Basinger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0819566233 ISBN 13: 9780819566232

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press, 2003

Synopsis

One of America's most renowned film scholars, Jeanine Basinger, offers a revealing, perceptive and highly readable look at the combat film. Discussing over one thousand movies, Basinger covers in-depth the key examples of the genre and uses them to define the meaning of genre itself. From "Bataan" to "Battleground" to "The Dirty Dozen" to "Saving Private Ryan," the book traces the evolution of the combat genre, as its recurring characters, plots and events are used and reused over time. There is also a section outlining what happens when women replace men in combat and when the subject is treated as comedy. First published in 1986, this updated and expanded edition of the book contains a new introduction, a new chapter on "Saving Private Ryan" and an updated filmography. This is an essential text for anyone seriously interested in genre, movies, and with 38 photographs, as much a treat to look at as it is to read.

About this title

From the Publisher

6 x 9 trim. 38 illus.

About the Author

JEANINE BASINGER is the Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies at Wesleyan University and Chair of the Film Department. She is the author of Silent Stars (Wesleyan, 2000), A Woman's View: How Hollywood Spoke To Women (Wesleyan, 1995) and numerous other books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0819566233
• ISBN 13: 9780819566232
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 372