The Great War in American and British Cinema, 1918-1938: Art Amidst the Ashes

by Ryan Copping

Book Overview

This book recounts the reception of selected films about the Great War released between 1918 and 1938 in the USA and Great Britain. It discusses the role that popular cinema played in forming and reflecting public opinion about the War and its political and cultural aftermath in both countries. Although the centenary has produced a wide number of studies on the memorialisation of the Great War in Britain and to a lesser degree the USA, none of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030606732
• ISBN13: 9783030606732
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"