The Casablanca Man

The Cinema of Michael Curtiz

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book The Casablanca Man by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson ISBN: 9781136158513
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 13, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
ISBN: 9781136158513
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 13, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Michael Curtiz (1888-1962) was without doubt one of the most important directors in film history, yet he has never been granted his deserved recognition and no full-scale work on him has previously been published. The Casablanca Man surveys Curtiz' unequalled mastery over a variety of genres which included biography, comedy, horror, melodrama, musicals, swashbucklers and westerns, and looks at his relationship with the Hollywood studio moguls on the basis of unprecedented archive research at Warner Brothers. Concentrating on Curtiz' best-known films - Casablanca, Angels With Dirty Faces, Mildred Pearce and Captain Blood among them - Robertson explores Curtiz' practical creative struggles and his friendships and rivalries with other film celebrities including Errol Flynn, Bette Davis and James Cagney, and his discovery of future stars.
Casablanca Man is the first comprehensive critical exploration of Curtiz' entire career and, linking his European work and his subsequent American work into a coherent whole, Robertson firmly re-establishes Curtiz' true standing in the history of cinema.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Michael Curtiz (1888-1962) was without doubt one of the most important directors in film history, yet he has never been granted his deserved recognition and no full-scale work on him has previously been published. The Casablanca Man surveys Curtiz' unequalled mastery over a variety of genres which included biography, comedy, horror, melodrama, musicals, swashbucklers and westerns, and looks at his relationship with the Hollywood studio moguls on the basis of unprecedented archive research at Warner Brothers. Concentrating on Curtiz' best-known films - Casablanca, Angels With Dirty Faces, Mildred Pearce and Captain Blood among them - Robertson explores Curtiz' practical creative struggles and his friendships and rivalries with other film celebrities including Errol Flynn, Bette Davis and James Cagney, and his discovery of future stars.
Casablanca Man is the first comprehensive critical exploration of Curtiz' entire career and, linking his European work and his subsequent American work into a coherent whole, Robertson firmly re-establishes Curtiz' true standing in the history of cinema.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Women and Political Violence by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book Unravelling Liberal Interventionism by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book The Politics of the Male Body in Global Sport by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book The Domestic Structure of European Community Policy-Making in West Germany (Routledge Revivals) by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book Medieval Political Theory: A Reader by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book Good Cities, Better Lives by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book The Jewish Law Annual Volume 17 by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book University Architecture by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book Routledge Handbook of Human Resource Management in Asia by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book The London Journal, 1845-83 by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book Children's Informal Ideas in Science by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book Possession, Demoniacal And Other by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book The Power of Words by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book The Intellectual as Stranger by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
Cover of the book England's Ideal and Other Papers on Social Subjects by Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy