Film History: An Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0070384290
- ISBN-13
- 9780070384293
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 788
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
- Authors
- Kristin Thompson, David Bordwell
Description
This comprehensive survey not only acknowledges the contributions of Hollywood and films from other US sources, but broadens its scope to examine film-making internationally.
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