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101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die
Whether you know every line from The Great Escape or could watch The Bridge on the River Kwai again and again, 101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die is the book for you. Take a war, any war, from the beginning of time to the present day, throw in some amazing heroes, antiheroes, and a whole lot of action and you have a classic war film. From Billy Wilder's Stalag 17 to The Deer Hunter, this is the perfect guide.
War films transcend more than one genre. From the first "antiwar" film, All Quiet on the Western Front, through Bogart and Hepburn in The African Queen, to Clint Eastwood's powerful Letters from Iwo Jima, war films have spanned several worlds of filmmaking. Discover movies that show us heroic struggles, films that present life-or-death decisions and desperate acts, as well as those that question the motives and morality of war.
With insight from critics, film historians, and academics, 101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die offers a breadth of knowledge and passion for a celluloid century of tanks and trenches, guns and grenades, heartrending deaths, and heroic leadership. So if you love war movies, now is the time to don your flak jacket and begin the march to great entertainment.
War films transcend more than one genre. From the first "antiwar" film, All Quiet on the Western Front, through Bogart and Hepburn in The African Queen, to Clint Eastwood's powerful Letters from Iwo Jima, war films have spanned several worlds of filmmaking. Discover movies that show us heroic struggles, films that present life-or-death decisions and desperate acts, as well as those that question the motives and morality of war.
With insight from critics, film historians, and academics, 101 War Movies You Must See Before You Die offers a breadth of knowledge and passion for a celluloid century of tanks and trenches, guns and grenades, heartrending deaths, and heroic leadership. So if you love war movies, now is the time to don your flak jacket and begin the march to great entertainment.
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416 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
About the author
Steven Jay Schneider
36 books35 followersSteven Jay Schneider is a film critic, scholar, and producer with M.A. degrees in Philosophy from Harvard University and in Cinema Studies from New York University. He is the author and editor of numerous books on world cinema, most notably in the horror genre. They include Eurohorror, The Cinema of Wes Craven: An Auteur on Elm Street, Designing Fear: An Aesthetics of Cinematic Horror, Killing in Style: Artistic Murder in the Movies, Understanding Film Genres, and Traditions in World Cinema. He is also a consultant for film, television, and home video/DVD production companies, a curator for world horror film programs, and a staff member in development for Paramount Pictures. Among his recent titles are 501 Movie Stars and 501 Movie Directors, both available in North America from Barron's. Two additional titles from Barron's are scheduled for publication in Spring 09. They are 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die and 101 Sci-Fi Movies You Must See Before You Die.
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December 7, 2010
It's a book.
It's a book about war movies.
It's interesting.
Put it on your coffee table.
It's a book about war movies.
It's interesting.
Put it on your coffee table.
February 1, 2013
Some of the movies mentioned are not really war/action movies!
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