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The Encyclopedia of Epic Films
Language: en
Pages: 713
Authors: Constantine Santas
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-21 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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Soon after film came into existence, the term epic was used to describe productions that were lengthy, spectacular, live with action, and often filmed in exotic
Return of the Epic Film
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Andrew B.R. Elliott
Categories: Reference
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-11 - Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

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The Return of the Epic Film offers a fresh way of thinking about a body of films which has dominated our screens for a decade. With contributions from top schol
The Epic Film
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Derek Elley
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-12-04 - Publisher: Routledge

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As Charlton Heston put it: ‘There’s a temptingly simple definition of the epic film: it’s the easiest kind of picture to make badly.’ This book goes bey
Music in Epic Film
Language: en
Pages: 354
Authors: Stephen C. Meyer
Categories: Music
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-09-01 - Publisher: Routledge

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As both a distinct genre and a particular mode of filmmaking, the idea of the epic has been central to the history of cinema. Including contributions from both
The Epic Films of David Lean
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: Constantine Santas
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Scarecrow Press

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In this volume, David Lean's now undervalued epics--The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, and A Passage to India--a