Crime scenes

Crime scenes

Movie Poster Art of the Film Noir - the Classic Period - 1941-1959

Robert Wise (Foreword), Lawrence Bassoff

Lawrence Bassoff Collection Inc

Paperback 159 pages (June 15, 1998)
Language: English
355X280mm

ISBN / Barcode: 9781886310117

Subject: Performing Art Cinema Posters

Crime novelists, movie stars and filmmakers have together created a shadowy celluloid underworld of desperate characters, violent passions and illicit schemes, dubbed by the French "film noir" ("black film"). This book traces the development and history of this movement, using original movie poster art from 100 vintage films. Covering the period from 1941 to 1959, the films include: "The Maltese Falcon", "This Gun for Hire", "Laura", and "The Postman Always Rings Twice". Originally displayed in movie theatres, the posters also illustrate the signature in-house movie poster styles and printing processes used by the major studios of the day.

STATO: In Commercio

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