Search Results: Masters Of the American Cinema by Louis Giannetti-

Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc, 1981. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8x6x1. First printing. Spine creased, cover edges rubbed, top page ridge lightly foxed, top corner stained. 1981 Trade Paperback. xiii, 466 pp. Louis Giannetti has given us a book this is indispensible for film fans and should be mandatory reading in film schools. "Masters of the American Cinema" provides analyses of the directing styles of 18 of the most famous names in film history - DW Griffith- Charlie Chaplin- Buster Keaton- Ernst Lubitsch- Frank Capra- John Ford- Howard Hawks- William Wyler- Fritz Lang- John Huston- Orson Welles- Alfred Hitchcock- Billy Wilder- Elia Kazan- Fred Zinneman- Arthur Penn- Stanley Kubrik- Robert Altman One might quibble with some of his selections, but surely he has 10 to 12 of the directors that would appear on everyone's list. In this 400+ page book, Giannetti spends about 20 pages on each of the directors, giving us incisive commentary about their films,… Read More

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, June 1981. Trade Paperback . Very Good. Octavo with moderate shelf wear. Clean text. Blue on grey cover design. [466 pages]

Pearson College Div. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1981. 1st Ed . hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo, DJ is lightly edgeworn , owner's blindstamp on front endpaper, a survey of American directors and producers, illustrated with photographs, with bibliographies, glossary, and index of titles and film personalities, 466 pages" . ISBN: 0-13-560110-X.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Pearson College Div, 1981-06-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!