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From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (Turner Classic Movies) Hardcover - 2024

by Alain Silver; James Ursini

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Running Press Adult. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.
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  • Title From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (Turner Classic Movies)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Running Press Adult
  • Date 2024-04-02
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B19B-03252
  • ISBN 9780762484935 / 0762484934
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.06 x 5.98 x 1.26 in (23.01 x 15.19 x 3.20 cm)

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/15/2024, Page 13
  • Library Journal, 03/01/2024, Page 107

About the author

Screenwriter/producer and film historian Alain Silver is the author/editor of more than thirty books on cinema, including The Noir Style, The Samurai Film, and Film Noir The Encyclopedia. He has also produced more than thirty independent motion pictures; provided commentary for many noir DVD/Blu-ray releases; and lectured on film history and production at numerous colleges, festivals, and conferences in the US and abroad.

James Ursini has cowritten or edited more than a score of books with Alain Silver, including their Film Noir Reader series and director studies of David Lean and Robert Aldrich. He has also supplied commentary for numerous film noir DVDs, including Double Indemnity. He has worked in both fiction and non-fiction feature production and has taught filmmaking at UCLA and other schools in the Los Angeles area.