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The British Cinema Book

Edited by Robert Murphy

Type
Encyclopedias
Subject
CountriesGreat Britain
Keywords
Great Britain, history of cinema
Publishing date
2009
Publisher
BFI Publishing
3rd edition
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback • 378 pages
7 ¾ x 9 ¾ inches (19.5 x 25 cm)
ISBN
978-1-84457-275-5
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Book Presentation:
The third edition of The British Cinema Book provides a comprehensive introduction to the history, key debates and genres in British cinema, from 1895 to the present. Individual articles by leading scholars are grouped in historical and thematic sections, illuminated by in-depth case studies of key films and a wealth of images.

About the Author:
ROBERT MURPHY is Professor in Film Studies at De Montfort University, UK and has written and edited a number of books on British Cinema, including British Cinema and the Second World War (2000) and Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion (2006).

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