Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959
- ISBN-10
- 078646366X
- ISBN-13
- 9780786463664
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 551
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-04-02
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Author
- Michael F. Keaney
Description
More than 700 films from the classic period of film noir (1940 to 1959) are presented in this exhaustive reference book--such films as The Accused, Among the Living, The Asphalt Jungle, Baby Face Nelson, Bait, The Beat Generation, Crossfire, Dark Passage, I Walk Alone, The Las Vegas Story, The Naked City, Strangers on a Train, White Heat, and The Window. For each film, the following information is provided: the title, release date, main performers, screenwriter(s), director(s), type of noir, thematic content, a rating based on the five-star system, and a plot synopsis that does not reveal the ending.
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