Hollywood's history films:
Focusing on the 1950s when Hollywood's interest in the past was at its peak, this title reconstructs how filmmakers understood their treatment of the past, suggesting why many of them saw their work as superior to that of professional historians.
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London [u.a.]
Tauris
2006
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| Summary: | Focusing on the 1950s when Hollywood's interest in the past was at its peak, this title reconstructs how filmmakers understood their treatment of the past, suggesting why many of them saw their work as superior to that of professional historians. |
| Physical Description: | XII, 257 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 1845110617 1845110609 9781845110611 9781845110604 |
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| adam_text | Contents
Illustrations
vii
General
Editor s Introduction
xi
Acknowledgements
xiii
Introduction
1
1
The Story of Mankind
10
2
Economic History
35
3
Thrill History
56
4
Political History
78
5
Social History
102
6
Researching History
127
7
Living History
152
8
Intellectual History
173
Conclusion
196
Notes
208
Index
243
In
α
cinema that has presented John Wayne interpreting Genghis Khan as a
medieval gunslinger, the idea that Hollywood filmmakers have historical
consciousness might seem strange. However, they do and they did and in
fascinating ways, which are revealed by David Eldridge in this innovative and
detailed analysis of the film industry s use of history.
Grounded in exceptional resources and rich in close readings of the films,
Hollywood s History Films focuses on the Fifties, when Hollywood s interest in the
past was at its peak. It reconstructs how filmmakers understood their treatment
of the past, suggesting why many of them saw their work as superior to that of
professional historians. The book embraces westerns, romances, biblical epics,
biopics and the like, exploring the overlapping anxieties that encouraged an
unprecedented turn to history, including the Cold War s ever-present nuclear
threat, McCarthyism and the industry s fears about a haemorrhaging box-office.
In an environment shaped by such tensions, filmmakers were not ignorant of the
facts, nor simply exercising dramatic licence. David Eldridge considers
researchers, advisors and outside interference from proponents of particular
versions of the past and uncovers the different
-
and limited
-
ways in which
producers, directors and screenwriters were exposed to historical debates and
ideas. Challenging preconceptions, his book helps us to understand just how and
why Hollywood blurs the boundaries between fiction and historical reality.
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Contents
Illustrations
vii
General
Editor's Introduction
xi
Acknowledgements
xiii
Introduction
1
1
The Story of Mankind
10
2
Economic History
35
3
Thrill History
56
4
Political History
78
5
Social History
102
6
Researching History
127
7
Living History
152
8
Intellectual History
173
Conclusion
196
Notes
208
Index
243
In
α
cinema that has presented John Wayne interpreting Genghis Khan as a
medieval gunslinger, the idea that Hollywood filmmakers have historical
consciousness might seem strange. However, they do and they did and in
fascinating ways, which are revealed by David Eldridge in this innovative and
detailed analysis of the film industry's use of history.
Grounded in exceptional resources and rich in close readings of the films,
Hollywood's History Films focuses on the Fifties, when Hollywood's interest in the
past was at its peak. It reconstructs how filmmakers understood their treatment
of the past, suggesting why many of them saw their work as superior to that of
professional historians. The book embraces westerns, romances, biblical epics,
biopics and the like, exploring the overlapping anxieties that encouraged an
unprecedented turn to history, including the Cold War's ever-present nuclear
threat, McCarthyism and the industry's fears about a haemorrhaging box-office.
In an environment shaped by such tensions, filmmakers were not ignorant of the
facts, nor simply exercising dramatic licence. David Eldridge considers
researchers, advisors and outside interference from proponents of particular
versions of the past and uncovers the different
-
and limited
-
ways in which
producers, directors and screenwriters were exposed to historical debates and
ideas. Challenging preconceptions, his book helps us to understand just how and
why Hollywood blurs the boundaries between fiction and historical reality. |
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