Captured on Film

The Prison Movie

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by Bruce Crowther

Type

Encyclopedias

Subject

Genre > Gangster films

Keywords

gangster films, justice

Publishing date

1990

Publisher

Batsford Ltd

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 192 pages
7 ¾ x 10 ¼ inches (19.5 x 26 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-7134-6115-2
978-0-7134-6115-2

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Book Presentation:
Prison has long fascinated film makers and audiences alike. The author explores the dark enclosed world of prisons on film from light-hearted comedies to the deeper implications of people imprisoned for their political and religious beliefs. The book covers the whole spectrum of prison life - gangster movies such as "Riot in Cell Block Eleven"; the particular fascination of Alcatraz, including the memorable "Birdman of Alcatraz"; prisoners of war featured in "The Great Escape" and "The Colditz Story"; the complex psychological themes of prisoners of conscience in "Kiss of the Spiderwoman"; women in "Yield to the Night"; and the ultimate sanction of society against its transgressors, the death penalty in "I Want to Live". While many of the films are simple adventure stories using prison as a backdrop, others consider the social issues sensitively. Occasionally a movie has stirred a nation to change its way of thinking about its wrong-doers.

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