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Author:   Dr Andrew Spicer (University of the West of England, UK) ,  A. T. McKenna ,  A.T. McKenna ,  Mike Hodges
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9781780762821

ISBN 10:   1780762828
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   24 October 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Dedication Page List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Foreword - Mike Hodges Chapter 1 - Introduction: An Independent Producer Chapter 2 - Learning the Craft: Sex, Soho and Compton Films Chapter 3 - Making the Transition to Independence: The Penthouse, Baby Love and Something to Hide Chapter 4 - Getting Carter: Mike Hodges, Michael Caine and Crime Thrillers Chapter 5 - Rivalling the Big Boys: Wilbur Smith, Gold and Shout at the Devil Chapter 6 - The Jewish Producer: Rachel's Man Chapter 7 - A Bit on the Side: the Confessions Films Chapter 8 - A Rank Deal? Chapter 9 - Repackagings Chapter 10 - Conclusion Appendix 1 Bibliography Filmography Index

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Andrew Spicer is Reader in Cultural History in the Department of Creative Industries at the University of West England where he is Director of Research. He is the author of Film Noir (2002), Typical Men: The Representation of Masculinity in Popular British Cinema (2003), Sydney Box (2006) and the Historical Dictionary of Film Noir (2010). He has edited Sydney Box's autobiography, European Film Noir (2007) and co-edited A Companion to Film Noir (2013). He led an AHRC funded project to catalogue and interpret the Michael Klinger papers housed at the University of West England, part of a wider investigation into the changing role of the film producer. A.T. McKena was Research Associate in the Department of Creative Industries at the University of West England and now teaches Media and International Communications at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo, China. His work has appeared in journals that include Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Journal of British Cinema and Television and Journal of Popular Cinema. He is currently writing a book about Joseph E. Levine for the University of Kentucky.

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