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Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece
Earl J. Hess
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Description for Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece
Paperback. The first comprehensive history of one of the greatest, most famous, and most "American" of all American films. Compulsively readable, richly biographical, and full of anecdotes on the set and behind the scenes it places the film firmly within its era and recreates the experience of making a cinematic masterpiece." Num Pages: 346 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
America's most popular film critic is hardly alone in singing the praises of ""Singin' in the Rain"". This quintessential American film - made in Hollywood's Golden Age, showcasing the genius of Gene Kelly, and featuring what Ebert calls 'the most joyous musical sequence ever filmed' - has inspired love and admiration from fellow critics, film scholars, and movie buffs worldwide for more than half a century. Indeed, its reputation continues to grow: the American Film Institute now ranks it number 1 on its list of the Greatest Movie Musicals of All Time and number 5 on its list of the ... Read more
America's most popular film critic is hardly alone in singing the praises of ""Singin' in the Rain"". This quintessential American film - made in Hollywood's Golden Age, showcasing the genius of Gene Kelly, and featuring what Ebert calls 'the most joyous musical sequence ever filmed' - has inspired love and admiration from fellow critics, film scholars, and movie buffs worldwide for more than half a century. Indeed, its reputation continues to grow: the American Film Institute now ranks it number 1 on its list of the Greatest Movie Musicals of All Time and number 5 on its list of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700617579
SKU
V9780700617579
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About Earl J. Hess
Earl J. Hess is associate professor of history at Lincoln Memorial University. He is author of several books, including Lee's Tar Heels: The Pettigrew-Kirkland-MacRae Brigade and Pickett's ChargeThe Last Attack at Gettysburg.
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