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High Noon (BFI Film Classics)
Philip Drummond
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Description for High Noon (BFI Film Classics)
Paperback. Offers a detailed account of "High Noon's" troubled production and its early public reception, along with career summaries of the key participants. This book analyzes the dramatic organization of the film with close reference to the original short story. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 136 x 8. Weight in Grams: 168.
Made in 1951, "High Noon" rapidly became one of the most celebrated and controversial Hollywood dramas of the postwar period. A grave, taut western about community and violence, "High Noon "collected a clutch of Oscars, helped to re-establish the dwindling fortunes of its star, Gary Cooper, and confirmed the stature of director Fred Zinnemann and producer Stanley Kramer. The film was also a flashpoint for the conflict between the U.S. film industry and McCarthyite anti-Communist: writer and associate producer Carl Foreman was hounded off the production and blacklisted. Phillip Drummond offers a detailed account of "High Noon"'s troubled production ... Read more
Made in 1951, "High Noon" rapidly became one of the most celebrated and controversial Hollywood dramas of the postwar period. A grave, taut western about community and violence, "High Noon "collected a clutch of Oscars, helped to re-establish the dwindling fortunes of its star, Gary Cooper, and confirmed the stature of director Fred Zinnemann and producer Stanley Kramer. The film was also a flashpoint for the conflict between the U.S. film industry and McCarthyite anti-Communist: writer and associate producer Carl Foreman was hounded off the production and blacklisted. Phillip Drummond offers a detailed account of "High Noon"'s troubled production ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
94
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
BFI Film Classics
Condition
New
Weight
168g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780851704944
SKU
V9780851704944
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About Philip Drummond
Phillip Drummond is Lecturer in Film and Media Studies at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.
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