Juarez

Klappentext "Juarez "was Warner Brothers' cinematic attempt to answer the major international question of the 1930s: would democracy or dictatorship prevail? Eager to further the foreign policy objectives of its friend Franklin Delano Roosevelt and equally willing to add to its prestigious and profitable biography series! the stuido set a record high budget and assembled special film stock! extensive scholarly research! a loose time schedule! a renowned director! and a stellar cast that included Paul Muni! Brian Aherne! and Bette Davis. The film was meant to be an ideologically clear-cut statement against fascism. The ways in which this artistic propaganda backfired make "Juarez" a significant historical document for students of film! Latin American history! and U.S. foreign relations. Zusammenfassung An attempt to answer the major question of the 1930s: would democracy or dictatorship prevail? This book talks about The Warner Bros studio's eagerness to get behind the foreign policy objectives of FDR.

Product details

• Authors: Paul J. Vanderwood
• Assisted by: Paul J. Vanderwood (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.1983
• EAN: 9780299087449
• ISBN: 978-0-299-08744-9
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Wisconsin/Warner Brothers Screenplays
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV