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Stories: Historical films (2 books)

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Ovid on Screen:A Montage of Attractions

(2025)

A Montage of Attractions

by

Subject: Genre >

Swords and Cinema:Hollywood vs the Reality of Ancient Warfare

(2025)

Hollywood vs the Reality of Ancient Warfare

by

Subject: Genre >

Reading Gender:Studies on Medieval Manuscripts and Medievalist Movies

(2025)

Studies on Medieval Manuscripts and Medievalist Movies

by

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Cinema Medievalia:New Essays on the Reel Middle Ages

(2024)

New Essays on the Reel Middle Ages

Dir. and

Subject: Genre >

Music in Films on the Middle Ages:Authenticity vs. Fantasy

(2024)

Authenticity vs. Fantasy

by

Subject: Genre >

Art and the Historical Film:Between Realism and the Sublime

(2024)

Between Realism and the Sublime

by

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Abraham Lincoln and Women in Film:One Hundred Years of Hollywood Mythmaking

(2024)

One Hundred Years of Hollywood Mythmaking

by and

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The Anachronistic Turn:Historical Fiction, Drama, Film and Television

(2023)

Historical Fiction, Drama, Film and Television

by

Subject: Genre >

Hollywood and History:What the Movies Get Wrong from the Ancient Greeks to Vietnam

(2023)

What the Movies Get Wrong from the Ancient Greeks to Vietnam

by

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Representing the Crusades:From Medieval Imagination to Contemporary Popular Culture

(2023)

From Medieval Imagination to Contemporary Popular Culture

by

Subject: Genre >

Writing Australian History On-screen:Television and Film Period Dramas “Down Under”

(2023)

Television and Film Period Dramas “Down Under”

Dir. , and

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Pontius Pilate on Screen:Sinner, Soldier, Superstar

(2022)

Sinner, Soldier, Superstar

by

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History by HBO:Televising the American Past

(2022)

Televising the American Past

by

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Reimagining the Promised Land:Israel and America in Post-war Hollywood Cinema

(2022)

Israel and America in Post-war Hollywood Cinema

by

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The Knights Templar in Popular Culture:Films, Video Games and Fan Tourism

(2022)

Films, Video Games and Fan Tourism

by

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Blockbusters and the Ancient World:Allegory and Warfare in Contemporary Hollywood

(2021)

Allegory and Warfare in Contemporary Hollywood

by

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Cinematic Histospheres:On the Theory and Practice of Historical Films

(2021)

On the Theory and Practice of Historical Films

by

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Are You Not Entertained?:Mapping the Gladiator Across Visual Media

(2020)

Mapping the Gladiator Across Visual Media

by

Subject: Genre >

Hollywood and the Invention of England:Projecting the English Past in American Cinema, 1930-2017

(2020)

Projecting the English Past in American Cinema, 1930-2017

by

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Medieval Women on Film:Essays on Gender, Cinema and History

(2020)

Essays on Gender, Cinema and History

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

Screening the Author:The Literary Biopic

(2019)

The Literary Biopic

by

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Writing History with Lightning:Cinematic Representations of Nineteenth-Century America

(2019)

Cinematic Representations of Nineteenth-Century America

Dir. and

Subject: Genre >

History and Film:A Tale of Two Disciplines

(2018)

A Tale of Two Disciplines

by

Subject: Genre >

Gendering History on Screen:Women Filmmakers and Historical Films

(2018)

Women Filmmakers and Historical Films

by

Subject: Genre >

The Rwandan Genocide on Film:Critical Essays and Interviews

(2018)

Critical Essays and Interviews

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

Designs on the Past:How Hollywood Created the Ancient World

(2018)

How Hollywood Created the Ancient World

by

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The New Peplum:Essays on Sword and Sandal Films and Television Programs Since the 1990s

(2018)

Essays on Sword and Sandal Films and Television Programs Since the 1990s

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

Cinematic Echoes of Covenants Past and Present:National identity in the historical films of Steven Spielberg and Andrzej Wajda

(2018)

National identity in the historical films of Steven Spielberg and Andrzej Wajda

by

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Histories on Screen:The Past and Present in Anglo-American Cinema and Television

(2018)

The Past and Present in Anglo-American Cinema and Television

Dir. , and

Subject: Genre >

Women in European Holocaust Films:Perpetrators, Victims and Resisters

(2018)

Perpetrators, Victims and Resisters

by

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Heroes Never Die:The Italian Peplum Phenomenon 1950-1967

(2018)

The Italian Peplum Phenomenon 1950-1967

by

Subject: Genre >

Divided Lenses:Screen Memories of War in East Asia

(2017)

Screen Memories of War in East Asia

Dir. and

Subject: Genre >

Neo-Victorianism on Screen:Postfeminism and Contemporary Adaptations of Victorian Women

(2017)

Postfeminism and Contemporary Adaptations of Victorian Women

by

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Robin Hood FAQ:All That's Left to Know about England's Greatest Outlaw and His Band of Merry Men

(2017)

All That's Left to Know about England's Greatest Outlaw and His Band of Merry Men

by

Subject: Genre >

The Cinematic Challenge:Filming Colonial America

(2016)

Filming Colonial America

by

Subject: Genre >

Reframing the Past:History, Film and Television

(2016)

History, Film and Television

by

Subject: Genre >

The Epic Film:Myth and History

(2016)

Myth and History

by

Subject: Genre >

From Nuremberg to Hollywood:The Holocaust and the Courtroom in American Fictive Film

(2016)

The Holocaust and the Courtroom in American Fictive Film

by

Subject: Genre >

Holocaust Cinema in the Twenty-First Century:Images, Memory, and the Ethics of Representation, revised edition

(2015)

Images, Memory, and the Ethics of Representation, revised edition

Dir. and

Subject: Genre >

Remaking History:The Past in Contemporary Historical Fictions

(2015)

The Past in Contemporary Historical Fictions

by

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Bio-pics:A Life in Pictures

(2014)

A Life in Pictures

by

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The Return of the Epic Film:Genre, Aesthetics and History in the 21st Century

(2014)

Genre, Aesthetics and History in the 21st Century

Dir.

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The Medieval Filmscape:Reflections of Fear and Desire in a Cinematic Mirror

(2014)

Reflections of Fear and Desire in a Cinematic Mirror

by

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The Europe of 1500 to 1815 on Film and Television:A Worldwide Filmography of over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000

(2014)

A Worldwide Filmography of over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000

by

Subject: Genre >

Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten:How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War

(2013)

How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War

by

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The Adaptation of History:Essays on Ways of Telling the Past

(2012)

Essays on Ways of Telling the Past

Dir. and

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Of Muscles and Men:Essays on the Sword and Sandal Film

(2011)

Essays on the Sword and Sandal Film

Dir.

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Heritage Film Audiences:Period Films and Contemporary Audiences in the UK

(2011)

Period Films and Contemporary Audiences in the UK

by

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American Frontiersmen on Film and Television:Boone, Crockett, Bowie, Houston, Bridger and Carson

(2011)

Boone, Crockett, Bowie, Houston, Bridger and Carson

by

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Elizabeth I in Film and Television:A Study of the Major Portrayals

(2011)

A Study of the Major Portrayals

by

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The Vikings on Film:Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages

(2011)

Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

American History Goes to the Movies:Hollywood and the American Experience

(2010)

Hollywood and the American Experience

by

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Remaking the Middle Ages:The Methods of Cinema and History in Portraying the Medieval World

(2010)

The Methods of Cinema and History in Portraying the Medieval World

by

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Ancient Rome at the Cinema:Story and Spectacle in Hollywood and Rome

(2010)

Story and Spectacle in Hollywood and Rome

by

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Whose lives are they anyway?:the biopic as contemporary film genre

(2010)

the biopic as contemporary film genre

by

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Film Nation:Hollywood Looks at U.S. History

(2010)

Hollywood Looks at U.S. History

by

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Vision, Images And Dreams:Yiddish Film, Past And Present

(2010)

Yiddish Film, Past And Present

by

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Cinema Arthuriana:Twenty Essays, rev. ed.

(2010)

Twenty Essays, rev. ed.

Dir.

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Nelson's Navy in Fiction and Film:Depictions of British Sea Power in the Napoleonic Era

(2009)

Depictions of British Sea Power in the Napoleonic Era

by

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Reconstructing American Historical Cinema:From Cimarron to Citizen Kane

(2009)

From Cimarron to Citizen Kane

by

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Reading Homer:Film and Text

(2009)

Film and Text

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

Biblical Epics:Sacred Narrative in the Hollywood Cinema

(2009)

Sacred Narrative in the Hollywood Cinema

by

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Hollywood in the Holy Land:Essays on Film Depictions of the Crusades and Christian-Muslim Clashes

(2009)

Essays on Film Depictions of the Crusades and Christian-Muslim Clashes

Dir. and

Subject: Genre >

Epic Films:Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies

(2009)

Casts, Credits and Commentary on More Than 350 Historical Spectacle Movies

by

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Cinema and History:The Telling of Stories

(2008)

The Telling of Stories

by

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Robin Hood:A Cinematic History of the English Outlaw and His Scottish Counterparts

(2008)

A Cinematic History of the English Outlaw and His Scottish Counterparts

by

Subject: Genre >

Movie Medievalism:The Imaginary Middle Ages

(2008)

The Imaginary Middle Ages

by

Subject: Genre >

The Roman Mistress:Ancient and Modern Representations

(2007)

Ancient and Modern Representations

by

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Cinéma et histoire:Cinema and history

(2007)

Cinema and history

Dir. and
(in French and English)

Subject: Genre >

Mass Market Medieval:Essays on the Middle Ages in Popular Culture

(2007)

Essays on the Middle Ages in Popular Culture

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

The Reel Middle Ages:American, Western and Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Asian Films About Medieval Europe

(2006)

American, Western and Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Asian Films About Medieval Europe

by

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Prehistoric Humans in Film and Television:581 Dramas, Comedies and Documentaries, 1905–2004

(2006)

581 Dramas, Comedies and Documentaries, 1905–2004

by

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The Holocaust and the Moving Image:Representations in Film and Television Since 1933

(2005)

Representations in Film and Television Since 1933

Dir. and

Subject: Genre >

Hollywood's White House:The American Presidency in Film and History

(2005)

The American Presidency in Film and History

Dir. and

Subject: Genre >

The Medieval Hero on Screen:Representations from Beowulf to Buffy

(2004)

Representations from Beowulf to Buffy

Dir. and

Subject: Genre >

The Columbia Companion to American History on Film:How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past

(2004)

How the Movies Have Portrayed the American Past

Dir.

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Reel Portrayals:The Lives of 640 Historical Persons on Film, 1929 through 2001

(2003)

The Lives of 640 Historical Persons on Film, 1929 through 2001

by

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Retrovisions:Reinventing the Past in Film and Fiction

(2001)

Reinventing the Past in Film and Fiction

Dir. , and

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The Historical Film:History and Memory in Media

(2000)

History and Memory in Media

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

Why Docudrama?:Fact-Fiction on Film and TV

(1999)

Fact-Fiction on Film and TV

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

The Persistence of History:Cinema, Television and the Modern Event

(1995)

Cinema, Television and the Modern Event

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

Revisioning History:Film and the Construction of a New Past

(1995)

Film and the Construction of a New Past

Dir.

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Shadows on the past:studies in the historical fiction film

(1994)

studies in the historical fiction film

by

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Playing Out the Empire:Ben-Hur and Other Toga Plays and Films, 1883-1908. A Critical Anthology

(1994)

Ben-Hur and Other Toga Plays and Films, 1883-1908. A Critical Anthology

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

Bio/Pics:How Hollywood Constructed Public History

(1992)

How Hollywood Constructed Public History

by

Subject: Genre >

> Other books related to Historical films:

Abraham Lincoln on Screen:Live-Action Portrayals on Film and Television

(2024)

Live-Action Portrayals on Film and Television

by

Subject: On Films >

Rape in Period Drama Television:Consent, Myth, and Fantasy

(2024)

Consent, Myth, and Fantasy

by and

Subject:

New Zealand Medievalism:Reframing the Medieval

(2024)

Reframing the Medieval

Dir. and

Subject: Countries >

Political Camerawork:Documentary and the Lasting Impact of Reenacting Historical Trauma

(2023)

Documentary and the Lasting Impact of Reenacting Historical Trauma

by

Subject: Genre >

German Ways of War:The Affective Geographies and Generic Transformations of German War Films

(2022)

The Affective Geographies and Generic Transformations of German War Films

by

Subject: Genre >

The Star-Spangled Screen:The American World War II Film

(2022)

The American World War II Film

by

Subject: Genre >

For No Reason at All:The Changing Narrative of the First World War in American Film

(2022)

The Changing Narrative of the First World War in American Film

by

Subject: Genre >

The American Girl Goes to War:Women and National Identity in U.S. Silent Film

(2022)

Women and National Identity in U.S. Silent Film

by

Subject: Genre >

Filming History from Below:Microhistorical Documentaries

(2022)

Microhistorical Documentaries

by

Subject: Genre >

Recomposing the Past:Representations of Early Music on Stage and Screen

(2020)

Representations of Early Music on Stage and Screen

Dir. , and

Subject: Technique >

Victoria, Queen of the Screen:From Silent Cinema to New Media

(2020)

From Silent Cinema to New Media

by

Subject: On Films >

Planet Auschwitz:Holocaust Representation in Science Fiction and Horror Film and Television

(2020)

Holocaust Representation in Science Fiction and Horror Film and Television

by

Subject: Genre >

Re-Viewing the Past:The Uses of History in the Cinema of Imperial Japan

(2020)

The Uses of History in the Cinema of Imperial Japan

by

Subject: Countries >

Weimar Cinema, Embodiment, and Historicity:Cultural Memory and the Historical Films of Ernst Lubitsch

(2019)

Cultural Memory and the Historical Films of Ernst Lubitsch

by

Subject: Countries >

Medieval Art and the Look of Silent Film:The Influence on Costume and Set Design

(2019)

The Influence on Costume and Set Design

by

Subject:

Filming the Colonial Past:The New Zealand Wars on Screen

(2019)

The New Zealand Wars on Screen

by

Subject: Countries >

Destructive Sublime:World War II in American Film and Media

(2018)

World War II in American Film and Media

by

Subject: Genre >

Screening Auschwitz:Wanda Jakubowska's The Last Stage and the Politics of Commemoration

(2018)

Wanda Jakubowska's The Last Stage and the Politics of Commemoration

by

Subject: One Film >

History, Fiction, and The Tudors:Sex, Politics, Power, and Artistic License in the Showtime Television Series

(2016)

Sex, Politics, Power, and Artistic License in the Showtime Television Series

Dir.

Subject: One Film >

World War I on Film:English Language Releases through 2014

(2016)

English Language Releases through 2014

by

Subject: Genre >

Engaging the Past:Mass Culture and the Production of Historical Knowledge

(2015)

Mass Culture and the Production of Historical Knowledge

by

Subject:

The Nazi Past in Contemporary German Film:Viewing Experiences of Intimacy and Immersion

(2014)

Viewing Experiences of Intimacy and Immersion

by

Subject: Countries >

War on the Silver Screen:Shaping America's Perception of History

(2014)

Shaping America's Perception of History

by and

Subject: Genre >

Eastwood's Iwo Jima:Critical Engagements with Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima

(2013)

Critical Engagements with Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima

Dir. and

Subject: One Film > ,

The Leading Man:Hollywood and the Presidential Image

(2012)

Hollywood and the Presidential Image

by

Subject: Countries >

French Costume Drama of the 1950s:Fashioning Politics in Film

(2010)

Fashioning Politics in Film

by

Subject: Countries >

Responses to Oliver Stone's Alexander:Film, History, and Cultural Studies

(2010)

Film, History, and Cultural Studies

Dir. and

Subject: One Film >

Edna Ferber's Hollywood:American Fictions of Gender, Race, and History

(2009)

American Fictions of Gender, Race, and History

by

Subject: Others persons >

The Japanese Period Film:A Critical Analysis

(2007)

A Critical Analysis

by

Subject: Countries >

The Battle of Britain on Screen:'The Few' in British Film and Television Drama

(2007)

'The Few' in British Film and Television Drama

by

Subject: Genre >

War Cinema:Hollywood on the Front Line

(2006)

Hollywood on the Front Line

by

Subject: Genre >

English Heritage, English Cinema:Costume Drama Since 1980

(2003)

Costume Drama Since 1980

by

Subject: Countries >

Change Mummified:Cinema, Historicity, Theory

(2001)

Cinema, Historicity, Theory

by

Subject:

Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn:An Encyclopedia of the People, Places, Events, Indian Culture and Customs, Information Sources, Art and Films

(2000)

An Encyclopedia of the People, Places, Events, Indian Culture and Customs, Information Sources, Art and Films

by

Subject: Genre >

Oliver Stone's USA:Film, History, and Controversy

(2000)

Film, History, and Controversy

Dir.

Subject: Director >

From Hanoi to Hollywood:The Vietnam War in American Film

(1990)

The Vietnam War in American Film

Dir. and

Subject: Genre >

Search and Clear:Critical Responses to Selected Literature and Films of the Vietnam War

(1988)

Critical Responses to Selected Literature and Films of the Vietnam War

Dir.

Subject: Genre >

Hollywood and History: Costume Design in Film

(1988)

Costume Design in Film

Collective

Subject: Technique >

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