Hollywood's ancient worlds / Jeffrey Richards.
Material type:
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.
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Book
|
Paul Hamlyn Library | Paul Hamlyn Library | Floor 3 | 791.43658 RIC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 05815347 |
Total reservations: 0
Browsing Paul Hamlyn Library shelves, Shelving location: Floor 3 Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
| 791.43658 REE The power of film propaganda : myth or reality? / | 791.43658 RET Retrovisions : reinventing the past in film and fiction / | 791.43658 RIC Films and British national identity : from Dickens to Dad's army / | 791.43658 RIC Hollywood's ancient worlds / | 791.43658 ROS Film and history / | 791.43658 STU Historical film : a critical introduction / | 791.43658 THE Theorising national cinema / |
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.
There are no comments on this title.
Log in to your account to post a comment.