| Author |
Sterritt, David.
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| Publication |
New York : Wallflower Press, an imprint of Columbia University Press, 2014.
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| Description |
1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Call # |
eBOOK |
| Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Play Mystic for Me; 1. Pros and Cons: The Case For/Against Clint; 2. A Fistful of Movies: Rowdy Yates and the Man With No Name; 3. The Rising Star: Clintus, Siegelini, and Company; 4. Any Which Way He Can: From Misty and Harry to High Plains Drifter and The Outlaw Josey Wales; 5. Portrait of the Artist as a Major Player: From Pale Rider to Bird; 6. Invictus: From John Huston to Jersey Boys; 7. Eastwood's Politics: 'Leave everyone alone'; Epilogue: 'If somebody's dumb enough to ask me...'; Filmography as Director; Index |
| Summary |
He became a movie star playing The Man With No Name, and today his name is known around the world. Measured by longevity, productivity, and profits, Clint Eastwood is the most successful actor-director-producer in American film history. This book examines the major elements of his career, focusing primarily on his work as a director but also exploring the evolution of his acting style, his long association with screen violence, his interest in jazz, and the political views – sometimes hotly controversial – reflected in his films and public statements. Especially fascinating is the pivotal ques. |
| Subject |
Eastwood, Clint, 1930- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- United States.
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States.
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| Genre |
Electronic books. |
| Addl. Author |
OverDrive, Inc.
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| Related To |
Print version: Sterritt, David The Cinema of Clint Eastwood : Chronicles of America New York : Columbia University Press,c2014 9780231172011 |
| ISBN |
9780231850711 electronic bk. |
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0231850719 electronic bk. |
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