The Screenwriter in British Cinema

by Jill Nelmes

Jill Nelmes' original study of the role of the screenwriter in British cinema, from the 1930s to the present, draws on screenplays and other material held in the Special Collections of the BFI National Archive, and features case studies of a diverse range of key writers, including Muriel Box, Robert Bolt, Paul Laverty and the 'Carry On' writers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844573656
• ISBN13: 9781844573653
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 9.1"