Best Laid Plans: Interrogating the Heist Film

The heist-a carefully organized robbery of a financial institution or other lucrative business-has been a persistent and popular mainstay of the crime film. The Best Laid Plans: Interrogating the Heist Film asks the question: why has the heist film proved so appealing to audiences over many years and in diverse cultural contexts? The twelve essays in this volume, edited by Jim Leach and Jeannette Sloniowski, will explore the significance of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814342248
• ISBN13: 9780814342244
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"