Hollywood's ancient worlds / Jeffrey Richards.
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TextPublication details: London : Continuum, 2008Description: [ix], 227 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. ports. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781847250070 (hbk.) :; 1847250076 (hbk.) :Subject(s): History, Ancient, in motion pictures | Epic films -- History and criticismDDC classification: 791.4'3658 Summary: Jeffrey Richards examines the cultural, social, economical and technological circumstances that dictated the rise and decline of each successive cycle of Ancient World epics, analysing each of the great films and assessing their critical and box office success or failure. Films such as Intolerance, Ben-Hur, The sign of the cross, The fall of the Roman empire, The ten commandments, The King of kings, Helen of Troy, and Spartacus, are discussed.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.
Jeffrey Richards examines the cultural, social, economical and technological circumstances that dictated the rise and decline of each successive cycle of Ancient World epics, analysing each of the great films and assessing their critical and box office success or failure. Films such as Intolerance, Ben-Hur, The sign of the cross, The fall of the Roman empire, The ten commandments, The King of kings, Helen of Troy, and Spartacus, are discussed.
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