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History: Cinema 1940 to 1960 (Part 2)
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To continue with this era in cinematic history, please read the following article from Dictionary of Film Studies and some quick documentaries:
- History of Film During the 1940s
- This is the first page of six. Read all pages.
- History of Film During the 1950s
- This is the first page of six. Read all pages.
War Films
Article from Dictionary of Film Studies:
Stalag 17 (1953). William Holden won an Oscar for Best Actor and Billy Wilder was nominated for Best Director:
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) is on many film scholars and critics top lists.
Roger Ebert's Article on the Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
- Hollywood During WWII
- How Top Gun made America love war
- The Early History of Faking War on Film
- How Pop Culture Helped Win the Cold War
Film Noir
Article from Dictionary of Film Studies:
Scarlet Street (1945)(You may need to allow the video to load. It is from a safe site at Internet Archive.)
Beat the Devil (1953) (You may need to allow the video to load. It is from a safe site at Internet Archive.)
Color Film
Articles from Dictionary of Film Studies:
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