Hidden Cinema - British Film Censorship in Action 1913-1972

How does film censorship work in Britain? Robertson examines the history of the British Board of Film Censors and shows that censorship has had a greater influence on film history than is often assumed.

List of contents

Introduction 1 The silents, 1913–1929 2 The early talkies, 1930–1939 3 The Second World War and its aftermath, 1940–1950 4 The later talkies, 1950–1975 5 Conclusion

About the author

Dr James C Robertson

Summary

How does film censorship work in Britain? Robertson examines the history of the British Board of Film Censors and shows that censorship has had a greater influence on film history than is often assumed.

Additional text

`This volume in the excellent `Cinema and Society' series edited by Jeffrey Richards ... is interesting throughout [and] thoroughly researched.' - Film Review`... immensely entertaining, eye opening social history, achieving a nice balance between the prudish and the prurient.' - Philip French, The Observer

Product details

• Authors: Robertson, Dr James C Robertson, James Robertson, James (Professor of Neurosurgery University of Tennessee Memphis) Robertson, James C Robertson, James C Robertson Robertson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.01.2017
• EAN: 9781138162389
• ISBN: 978-1-138-16238-9
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Cinema and Society; Cinema and Society (Paperback); Cinema and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General