The 1960s on Film
The 1960s on Film tells the narrative of the 1960s through the lens of the movie camera, analyzing 10 films that focus on the people, events, and issues of the decade.

Films create both an impression of and – at times for younger audiences – a primary definition of events, people, and issues of an era. The 1960s on Film examines the 1960s as the decade was presented in ten films that focused on that decade. This book analyzes both what the films have to say about the era and how close they come to accurately depicting it.

For example, films such as Mississippi Burning and Selma tell the story of racial conflict and hope for reconciliation in the 1960s. Other films such as The Right Stuff and Hidden Figures show the deep fascination America had at that time with the burgeoning space program and NASA, while Easy Rider analyzes the role of rock music and drugs among young people of the decade. The Deer Hunter studies the controversies surrounding the war in Vietnam.

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The 1960s on Film
The 1960s on Film tells the narrative of the 1960s through the lens of the movie camera, analyzing 10 films that focus on the people, events, and issues of the decade.

Films create both an impression of and – at times for younger audiences – a primary definition of events, people, and issues of an era. The 1960s on Film examines the 1960s as the decade was presented in ten films that focused on that decade. This book analyzes both what the films have to say about the era and how close they come to accurately depicting it.

For example, films such as Mississippi Burning and Selma tell the story of racial conflict and hope for reconciliation in the 1960s. Other films such as The Right Stuff and Hidden Figures show the deep fascination America had at that time with the burgeoning space program and NASA, while Easy Rider analyzes the role of rock music and drugs among young people of the decade. The Deer Hunter studies the controversies surrounding the war in Vietnam.

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The 1960s on Film tells the narrative of the 1960s through the lens of the movie camera, analyzing 10 films that focus on the people, events, and issues of the decade.

Films create both an impression of and – at times for younger audiences – a primary definition of events, people, and issues of an era. The 1960s on Film examines the 1960s as the decade was presented in ten films that focused on that decade. This book analyzes both what the films have to say about the era and how close they come to accurately depicting it.

For example, films such as Mississippi Burning and Selma tell the story of racial conflict and hope for reconciliation in the 1960s. Other films such as The Right Stuff and Hidden Figures show the deep fascination America had at that time with the burgeoning space program and NASA, while Easy Rider analyzes the role of rock music and drugs among young people of the decade. The Deer Hunter studies the controversies surrounding the war in Vietnam.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781440868771
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 10/11/2021
Series: Hollywood History
Pages: 216
Product dimensions: 6.45(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Jim Willis holds the Hardin Chair of Excellence in Journalism at the University of Memphis, USA. He has authored or co-authored seven books on journalism and the news media and he continues to report on significant events for newspapers such as The Daily Oklahoman.

Mark Miller, BA, is a summa cum laude graduate of Azusa Pacific University, where he majored in journalism and Spanish.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction xv

Chronology xix

1 The Graduate (1967) 1

2 Easy Rider (1969) 17

3 The Deer Hunter (1978) 37

4 The Right Stuff (1983) 55

5 Mississippi Burning (1988) 75

6 JFK (1991) 89

7 Thirteen Days (2000) 107

8 Mad Men (2007-2015) 125

9 Selma (2014) 145

10 Hidden Figures (2016) 163

Select Bibliography 183

Index 187

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