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Film Noir
Author(s): Barry Forshaw, Alex Ballinger, Danny Graydon

ISBN: 1843534746

336 pages, two-color throughout



First Edition

Published:
UK: May 2007
US: July 2007

U.K. £9.99
U.S. $14.99
CAN $21.99
Film Noir
From dimly lit streets and glamorous apartments to world-weary detectives and irresistible femmes fatales, The Rough Guide to Film Noir illuminates every corner of cinema’s darkest and most compelling genre. From early masterpieces like Double Indemnity and Kiss Me Deadly through to neo-noir classics such as Chinatown and LA Confidential, this book highlights all the groundbreaking noir movies. There are profiles of legendary performers such as Humphrey Bogart and Barbara Stanwyck, great directors like Fritz Lang plus key cinematographers, composers and designers. Complete with website listings and books for further reading, this Rough Guide takes a fascinating look at the noir movies made in the Classical Hollywood era and beyond.

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