Fifty Hollywood Directors (Routledge Key Guides)

ISBN 10: 0415501407 / ISBN 13: 9780415501408

Published by Routledge, 2014

About this Item

Editor(s): Leonard, Suzanne; Tasker, Yvonne. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 31. Weight in Grams: 550. . 2014. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fifty Hollywood Directors (Routledge Key Guides)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415501407
• ISBN 13: 9780415501408
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Fifty Hollywood Directors introduces the most important, iconic and influential filmmakers who worked in Hollywood between the end of the silent period and the birth of the blockbuster. By exploring the historical, cultural and technological contexts in which each director was working, this book traces the formative period in commercial cinema when directors went from pioneers to industry heavyweights.

Each entry discusses a director’s practices and body of work and features a brief biography and suggestions for further reading. Entries include:

• Frank Capra
• Cecil B DeMille
• John Ford
• Alfred Hitchcock
• Fritz Lang
• Orson Welles
• DW Griffith
• King Vidor

This is an indispensible guide for anyone interested in film history, Hollywood and the development of the role of the director.

About the Author

Yvonne Tasker is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia. She has written, edited and co-edited six books on popular cinema and is the editor of Fifty Contemporary Film Directors.

Suzanne Leonard is Associate Professor of English at Simmons College, USA