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Drummond, Phillip Paperback - 2003

by High Noon

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The motion picture HIGH NOON became one of the most celebrated and controversial Hollywood dramas of the post-war period. Film scholar Philip Drummond offers a detailed account of the film's troubled production, early public reception, analysis of the film with reference to the original short story and Carl Foreman's script, and concludes with an overview of critical debates about the film, focusing on social identity and gender. Illustrated.

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London. 2003. British Film Institute. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0851704948. 96 pages. paperback. . keywords: Film. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Made in 1951, High Noon rapidly became one of the most celebrated and controversial Hollywood dramas of the post-war period. A grave, taut western about community and violence, High Noon collected a clutch of Oscars, helped to re-establish the dwindling fortunes of its star, Gary Cooper, and confirmed the stature of director Fred Zinnemann and producer Stanley Kramer. The film was also a flashpoint for the conflict between the US film industry and McCarthyite anti-Communist: writer and associate producer Carl Foreman was hounded off the production and blacklisted. Phillip Drummond offers a detailed account of High Noon's troubled production and its early public reception, along with career summaries of the key participants. He analyses the dramatic organisation of the film with close reference to the original short story and Carl Foreman's script, and concludes with an invaluable overview of the long history of critical debates, focusing on questions of social identity and gender. The result is a fresh, nuanced reading of a major classic. inventory #34802 ISBN: 0851704948.
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  • Title Drummond, Phillip
  • Author High Noon
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher British Film Institute
  • Date 2003-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 34802
  • ISBN 9780851704944 / 0851704948
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 in (18.80 x 13.46 x 1.02 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects High noon (Motion picture)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98111582
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.437

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Made in 1951, "High Noon" rapidly became one of the most celebrated and controversial Hollywood dramas of the postwar period. A grave, taut western about community and violence, "High Noon "collected a clutch of Oscars, helped to re-establish the dwindling fortunes of its star, Gary Cooper, and confirmed the stature of director Fred Zinnemann and producer Stanley Kramer. The film was also a flashpoint for the conflict between the U.S. film industry and McCarthyite anti-Communist: writer and associate producer Carl Foreman was hounded off the production and blacklisted. Phillip Drummond offers a detailed account of "High Noon"'s troubled production and its early public reception, along with career summaries of the key participants. He analyzes the dramatic organization of the film with close reference to the original short story and Carl Foreman's script, and concludes with an invaluable overview of the long history of critical debates, focusing on questions of social identity and gender. The result is a fresh, nuanced reading of a major classic.

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