The whole equation : a history of Hollywood / David Thomson.
The whole equation : a history of Hollywood / David Thomson.
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Date
2005.
Call Numbers
N384.80979/3
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 402 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. The gamble and the lost rights -- 2. Mayer and Thalberg -- 3. The place -- 4. To be in an audience -- 5. Charlie -- 6. By a nose -- 7. The man in the hat ... a woman in gloves -- 8. Stroheim and seeing money -- 9. The frenzy on the wall -- 10. Respect -- 11. At the paradise -- 12. The factory --...
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Publisher
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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Summary
"The Whole Equation, in David Thomson's own words, embraces "the murder and the majesty, the business statistics and millions of us being moved, the art and the awfulness." It accommodates "the artistic careers, the lives of the pirates, the ebb and flow of business, the sociological impact - in short, the wonder in the dark, the calculation in the...
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The whole equation : a history of Hollywood / David Thomson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-381) and index.
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N384.80979/3
Record Identifier
74VKPJAXROxb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPJAXROxb
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ISBN
0375400168 (alk. paper)
9780375400162
0375400168
9780375400162 (alk. paper)
DDC
384.80979494
MMS ID
991019583169702626
