BFI Companion to Crime, The
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0520215389
ISBN 13
9780520215382
Category
Film History
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Publication Year
1998
Publisher
Pages
352
Subject
Detective and mystery films -- Catalogs. Gangster films -- Catalogs. Police films -- Catalogs. Detective and mystery films. Gangster films. Police films.
Description
A complete and detailed guide to crime on film: prison dramas, film noir, heist movies, juvenile delinquents, serial killers, bank robbers, and many other subgenres and motifs. The historical and social background to movie crime is covered by articles on the FBI, the Mafia, the Japanese yakuza, prohibition, boxing, union rackets, drugs, poisoning, prostitution, and many other topics.
Number of Copies
1
