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Nonfiction film : a critical history

Title
  1. Nonfiction film : a critical history / Richard Meran Barsam ; foreword by Richard Dyer MacCann.
Published by
  1. New York : Dutton, 1973.
Author
  1. Barsam, Richard Meran.

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  1. p1pc Makino, Mamoru, 1930- Makino Mamoru Collection on the History of East Asian Film (NNC)7755896
Description
  1. xviii, 332 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
Subject
  1. Documentary films > History and criticism
  2. Documentary films
  3. Films
Genre/Form
  1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Contents
  1. Defining nonfiction film -- The American, Russian, and continental beginnings -- John Grierson and the early British documentary -- British documentary in the later 1930s -- European and American nonfiction film: 1930-1940 -- The humanistic vision of Robert Flaherty -- World War II on film -- Nonfiction film in transition: 1940-1950 -- Old traditions and new directions: 1950-1960 -- The new nonfiction film: 1960-1970 -- Appendix A. Production facts on major films -- Appendix B. Major nonfiction and documentary awards.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-321) and index.
Additional formats (note)
  1. Also issued online.
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of the Makino Mamoru Collection on the History of East Asian Film.