Camera and Action: American Film as Agent of Social Change, 1965-1975

by Elaine M. Bapis

Book Overview

This study examines the changes in the American film industry, audiences, and feature films between 1965 and 1975. With transformations in production codes, adjustments in national narratives, a rise in independent filmmaking, and a new generation of directors and producers addressing controversial issues on the mainstream screen, film was a major influence on the social changes that defined these years. After a contextual history of film during...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786433418
• ISBN13: 9780786433414
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher