From the Moment They Met It Was Murder
Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir
$52.00
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
8 July 2024
Summary
The behind-the-scenes story of the quintessential film noir and cult classic, Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity—its true crime origins and crucial impact on film history—is told for the first time in this riveting narrative published for the film’s 80th anniversary.
From real crime to serial to novel to movie, the history of Double Indemnity is as complex and exciting as the plot of any to hit the screen during film noir’s classic period. Born of a true crime that insp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780762484935 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0762484934 |
| Author: | Alain Silver, James Ursini |
| Publisher: | Running Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Running Press Adult |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2024 |
| Weight: | 600g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 160mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Turner Classic Movies |
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About The Author
Alain Silver
Film producer, critic, and historian Alain Silver is the author of numerous books on cinema, including The Noir Style, LA Noir, the Film Noir Reader series. He has been a lecturer and panelist at numerous film festivals and conferences across the U.S. and Canada.
James Ursini has co-written eleven books with Alain Silver, including their Film Noir Reader series. Ursini has also written for various film magazines and supplied the commentary for numerous classic film noir DVDs. He has a doctorate in motion picture studies and lectures on filmmaking at UCLA and other institutes in the Los Angeles area.
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