
Forbidden Films
Censorship Histories of 125 Motion Pictures
Facts On File Inc (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 30. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-8160-4336-1 (ISBN)
Description
Since the earliest days of the film industry, mainstream films have been banned for their sexual, religious, social and political content. This volume traces the efforts to censor 125 films, ranging from the silent ""The Birth of a Nation"", to ""Schindler's List"". It examines the continued efforts to regulate the industry, providing a summary of each banned film - including production details, censorship history, and suggestions for further reading. The volume looks at the early efforts to regulate the movie industry, such as the Hays Code in 1922 and the Motion Picture Production Code in 1930. There is also coverage on the emergence of the Catholic League of Decency, which wielded extensive power for nearly 40 years and the reasoning behind the different types of censorship, including racism and anti-Semitism, sexual ""indecency"" and the fear of Communism. The appendices profile the directors of the banned films, classify them according to the reason for their censorship or ban, and listing of 125 additional challenged, censored, and banned films.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index, bibliography, cross references, further reading
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
614 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8160-4336-1 (9780816043361)
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