Gone with the glory :: the Civil War in cinema /

From Birth of a Nation to Cold Mountain, Hollywood has used the Civil War to create compelling cinema with each generation resolving the tug of war between entertainment value and historical accuracy differently. Wills looks at the portrayal of the war in film, explores their accuracy, how the films...

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Main Author: Wills, Brian Steel, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md : Rowman & Littlefield : Distributed by National Book Network, ©2011.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:From Birth of a Nation to Cold Mountain, Hollywood has used the Civil War to create compelling cinema with each generation resolving the tug of war between entertainment value and historical accuracy differently. Wills looks at the portrayal of the war in film, explores their accuracy, how the films influenced each other, and how they reflect America's changing understandings of the conflict and of the nation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-225) and index.
Includes filmography: pages 187-192.
ISBN:9781461739579
1461739578
1299444245
9781299444249

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