Mystery Classics on Film: The Adaptation of 65 Novels and Stories

by Ron Miller

Book Overview

Watching the screen version of a classic mystery novel can be disappointing. By necessity or artistic license (or possibly just ego) changes are often made by the filmmakers--many of them ineffective or even detrimental. This book focuses on the screen adaptations of 65 famous mysteries and examines how the filmmakers either succeeded or failed in the telling of the story. Interviews with several famous mystery writers are included, with their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476666857
• ISBN13: 9781476666853
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher