Powell and Pressburger's War: The Art of Propaganda, 1939-1946

by Garrett Sullivan, Greg M. Colón Semenza, Garrett A. Sullivan Jr.

Book Overview

A focused study on Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's cinematic contributions to the war effort, arguing for the centrality of propaganda to their work as film artists.

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger are widely hailed as two of the greatest filmmakers in British cinema history. The release of their first movie, The Spy in Black, barely preceded the beginning of World War Two, and a number of their early masterworks,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BXBNS64P
• ISBN13: 9798765105733
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"