A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Essential Reference Guide

by John Grant

Featuring rumpled PIs, shyster lawyers, corrupt politicians, double-crossers, femmes fatales, and, of course, losers who find themselves down on their luck yet again, film noir is a perennially popular cinematic genre. This extensive encyclopedia describes movies from noir's earliest days - and even before, looking at some of noir's ancestors in US and European cinema - as well as noir's more recent offshoots, from neonoirs to erotic thrillers. Entries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557838313
• ISBN13: 9781557838315
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Applause Books
• Length: 765 Pages
• Weight: 4.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 8.2" x 10.3"