Shane
1st Edition
Published on 25. July 2019
80 pages
978-1-83871-815-2 (ISBN)
Description
This text looks at the film 'Shane' (1983) directed by George Stevens, then one of Hollywood's most successful film-makers. Alan Ladd plays the charismatic outsider who defends a community against a predatory gang and, in so doing, transforms the life of a family.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrated
ISBN-13
978-1-83871-815-2 (9781838718152)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Evonne Von Heussen-Countryman
Shane
Book
10/1999
BFI Publishing
€16.04
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Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- 1. The PurestWestern of All
- 2. Jack Schaefer, George Stevens and 'Shane'
- 3. Intense Simplicity: The Stevens Technique
- 4. Steven's 'Shane': A Synopsis
- 5. The Production of 'Shane'
- 6. Stevens and American History: Matters of Fact
- 7. Stevens and History: How Change Happens
- 8. Men with Fists and Guns
- 9. Marion's Awakening
- 10. Loners and Outsiders
- 11. 'Shane' and theWestern Genre
- Credits
- Bibliography
