" The American World War II film depicted a united America, a mythic America in which the average guy, the girl next door, the 4-F patriot, and the grieving mother were suddenly transformed into heroes and heroines, warriors and goddesses. The Star-Spangled Screen examines the historical accuracy -- or lack thereof -- of films about the Third Reich, the Resistance, and major military campaigns. Concerned primarily with the films of the war years, it also includes discussions of such postwar movies as Battleground (1949), Attack! (1956), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), and Patton (1970). This revised edition includes a new afterword that covers more recent films, such as Sophie's Choice (1982), Biloxi Blues (1986), and Schindler's List (1993). Now available in paperback, The Star-Spangled Screen makes a major contribution to popular culture by recreating an era that, for all its tragedy, was one of the most creative in the history of American film.
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"A thoughtful, well-written study of American films on World War II that manages to keep its balance as it swerves in political, sociological, and esthetic directions." -- Variety
"Countless books have been published on World War II films. Perhaps the best introduction is Bernard Dick's [The Star Spangled Screen]." -- Choice
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Shortly after noon on 17 July 1943, I set out for the West Side Theater; it was a thirty-minute walk from the wrong side of the tracks, where I lived in a Central European enclave in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to the other, not exactly the right but merely the less primitive side. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
antifascist films, original screen story, mortal storm, combat films, production file, unnamed country, fair bride Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pearl Harbor, United States, Warner Bros, New York, Soviet Union, Third Reich, Burma Road, Edge of Darkness, The Hitler Gang, Beasts of Berlin, President Roosevelt, West Side, Song of Russia, Paris Calling, Rue Madeleine, Alan Ladd, Charlie Chan, Little Tokyo, Marked Woman, Pride of the Marines, The Longest Day, White House, Confidential Agent, Days of Glory, Espionage Agent New!
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Shortly after noon on 17 July 1943, I set out for the West Side Theater; it was a thirty-minute walk from the wrong side of the tracks, where I lived in a Central European enclave in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to the other, not exactly the right but merely the less primitive side. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
antifascist films, original screen story, mortal storm, combat films, production file, unnamed country, fair bride Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pearl Harbor, United States, Warner Bros, New York, Soviet Union, Third Reich, Burma Road, Edge of Darkness, The Hitler Gang, Beasts of Berlin, President Roosevelt, West Side, Song of Russia, Paris Calling, Rue Madeleine, Alan Ladd, Charlie Chan, Little Tokyo, Marked Woman, Pride of the Marines, The Longest Day, White House, Confidential Agent, Days of Glory, Espionage Agent New!
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- Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler on 5 pages
- The Mortal Storm by Phyllis Bottome on 4 pages
- Pearl Harbor! (World War II 50th Anniversary Series) by Wallace B. Black on page 257, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer on page 77, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Three Faces: A Trilogy of Plays by Donald E. West on page 65, page 93, and page 219
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- War and Press Freedom: The Problem of Prerogative Power by Jeffery Alan Smith in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Very Dangerous Citizen: Abraham Lincoln Polonsky and the Hollywood Left by Paul Buhle in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Projections of War: Hollywood, American Culture, and World War II. (Film and Culture Series) by Thomas Doherty in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- "Daddy's Gone to War": The Second World War in the Lives of America's Children by William M. Tuttle Jr. in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Talent For Trouble: The Life Of Hollywood's Most Acclaimed Director, William Wyler by Jan Herman in Back Matter
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