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Korean War Filmography: 91 English Language Features through 2000

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Lentz, Roberts J. Korean War Filmography: 91 English Language Features through 2000. McFarland, 2008

In this book, Robert J. Lentz deals with the lists of the Korean War films and critics. The focus of the book is to give the very detailed information of films. In first chapter, he provides the knowledge on the Korean War, and in the rest of the chapters, he talks about the movies. The basic information; credits, cast, historical accuracy level, patriotic propaganda lever, Elements, are provided for each movie with the critic. Seven different appendixes (Chronology of Films, Films Listed by Production Company, Films Listed by Levels of Accuracy and Propaganda, Films Listed by Elements of Subject and Theme, Films with Incidental Korean War References, Documentary and Compilation Films, and South Korean Films about the Korean War), Bibliography, and index are included. Long list of Bibliography adds the credibility of his critics and its reliability. The book did not intend to be written for specific group of people. However, it may work for the college-level student, specifically those who want to study Korean War or war films.