Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History

Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History
ISBN-10
0814330088
ISBN-13
9780814330081
Category
Motion picture industry
Pages
363
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Authors
Stephen Neale, Sheldon Hall

Description

Considers the history of the American blockbuster-the large-scale, high-cost film-as it evolved from the 1890s to today.

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