J. Arthur Rank and the British Film IndustryRoutledge, 11 janv. 2013 - 324 pages Presiding over the "golden era" of the British Film Industry from the mid to late 1940s, J. Arthur Rank financed movies such as Oliver Twist, The Red Shoes, Brief Encounter, Caesar and Cleopatra and Black Narcissus. Never before, and never since, has the industry risen to such heights. |
Table des matières
Introduction OF FLOUR AND FILM | 1 |
1 ON THE WAY TO AN EMPIRE | 17 |
2 WAR AND MONOPOLY | 35 |
3 TILTING AT THE WORLD MARKET | 51 |
4 RANK AND HIS PRODUCERS | 82 |
5 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION From kids and cartoons to the Charm School | 121 |
6 THE BOGART OR BACON DEBATE British cinema and society 194650 | 162 |
7 ET The entertainment tax | 188 |
8 RETRENCHMENT AND ECONOMY Davis prunes | 199 |
9 RANK AND THE 1950s The Xerox years | 214 |
Glossary SOME RANK FIGURES | 231 |
Notes | 240 |
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