Ethics and Social Criticism in the Hollywood Films of Erich Von Stroheim, Ernst Lubitsch, and Billy Wilder

by Nora Henry

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This study of Erich von Stroheim, Ernst Lubitsch, and Billy Wilder focuses on what the common ethical themes in their Hollywood films unveil about the cultural and intellectual heritage of these German and Austrian migr s and their influence on American culture. Aware of the influential power of their films, these filmmakers strove to raise the intellectual standard and the positive educational value of the American film. Brief individual biographies...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0275964507

ISBN13:9780275964504

Release Date:October 2000

Publisher:Praeger

Length:264 Pages

Weight:1.28 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"

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