British Cinema in the Fifties: Gender, Genre and the 'New Look'

by Christine Geraghty

Book Overview

In the fifties British cinema won large audiences with popular war films and comedies, creating stars such as Dirk Bogarde and Kay Kendall, and introducing the stereotypes of war hero, boffin and comic bureaucrat which still help to define images of British national identity. In British Cinema in the Fifties, Christine Geraghty examines some of the most popular films of this period, exploring the ways in which they approached contemporary social issues...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041517158X
• ISBN13: 9780415171588
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"