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9781474455107: The Films of William Castle
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ISBN 10 : 1474455107 ISBN 13 : 9781474455107
Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Often described as 'the Master of Gimmicks', William Castle is best known for the outrageous publicity stunts that characterised his genre films in the 1950s and '60s, including offers for an insurance policy against death by fright, vibrating seats, a skeleton that flew over the audience, and a 'punishment poll' to determine a film's conclusion. But far from being 'the world's craziest filmmaker', Castle was also a dependable studio director who made more than 50 films between 1944 and 1974, and who produced films for Orson Welles and Roman Polanski. ReFocus: The Films of William Castle assembles fourteen essays on the full sweep of Castle's career, including his horror films, westerns, film noirs and more. With an influence felt on directors like Joe Dante, Robert Zemeckis and John Waters, this volume reappraises Castle's legacy as an innovator as much as a showman.

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À propos de l'auteur

Murray Leeder is an Instructor in Film Studies at the University of Calgary.

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Éditeur
Edinburgh University Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1474455107
ISBN 13 
9781474455107
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
280
Éditeur
Leeder Murray
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1474424260 ISBN 13 :  9781474424264
Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2018
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