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Hidden Cinema - British Film Censorship in Action 1913-1972

English · Hardback

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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

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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.

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`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

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