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101: War Movies You Must see Before You Die

101: War Movies You Must see Before You Die

by StevenJaySchneider (Editor), StevenJaySchneider (Editor)

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

The horror, heartbreak, and heroism of war has long been a staple of the cinematic artform - the breadth of emotion and the scope of the set allows for breathtaking panoramas, incredible action, and tearjerking intimacy. Whether you set your cap at "Schindler's List" or prefer to aim at "Zulu!", "Welcome to Sarajevo", or "Apocalypse Now", war films portray action and passion, heroism and hope, love, pain, and death in every frame. With insight from critics, film historians, academics, and experts in the field, "101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die" offers a breadth of knowledge, insight, and passion to over a century of POW camps, great escapes, submarine warfare, espionage, personal heroism, 'war is hell' brutalities, aerial dogfights, trench terrors, male-bonding buddy adventures, dirty dozens, panzer divisions, ice stations, desert boots, napalm, strafing runs, and help from the resistance. You'll never need to go over the top again.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 416
 Edition: 01
 Publisher: Cassell
Published: 19 Oct 2009
ISBN 10: 1844036766
ISBN 13: 9781844036769
Book Overview: The film reviews appear in chronological order, which illustrates the development of the genre and the impact that early artists had on later directors, actors, and technicians. The introduction, written by a well-known expert in the field, defines the genre and explores major thematic and historical developments within it. Each in-depth review is illustrated with a poster advertising the film and an evocative movie still. A comprehensive, chronological guide to the 101 most important war films ever made. Written by critics, historians, scholars, and other experts in cinema and produced by the successful team behind 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.

Author Bio
Steven Jay Schneider is a film critic, scholar and producer with MA degrees in Philosophy and Cinema Studies from Harvard University and New York University, respectively. He is the general editor of the best-selling 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 501 Movie Stars and 501 Movie Directors. He has written and edited a number of books about cinema, including Traditions in World Cinema (Edinburgh UP).