Death in Classical Hollywood Cinema

by Boaz Hagin

Boaz Hagin carries out a philosophical examination of the issue of death as it is represented and problematized in Hollywood cinema of the classical era (1920s-1950s) and in later mainstream films, looking at four major genres: the Western, the gangster film, melodrama and the war film.

210 pages, Hardcover

First published April 9, 2010