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FREE shipping on qualifying offers. The profound cultural and political changes of the 1960s brought the United States closer to social revolution than at any other time in the twentieth century.

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In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1960s examines a range of films that characterized the decade .

In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1960s examines a range of films that characterized the decade, including Hollywood movies, documentaries, and independent and experimental films. Among the films discussed are Elmer Gantry, The Apartment, West Side Story, The Manchurian Candidate, To Kill a Mockingbird, Cape Fear, Bonnie and Clyde, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Midnight Cowboy, and Easy Rider.

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C O N T E N T S Acknowledgments Timeline: The 1960s Introduction: Movies and the 1960s BARRY KEITH GRANT ix xi 1. 1960 Movies and Intimations of Disaster and Hope.

Rutgers university press. p. cm. (Screen decades) Includes bibliographical references and index. C O N T E N T S Acknowledgments Timeline: The 1960s Introduction: Movies and the 1960s BARRY KEITH GRANT ix xi 1. CHRISTOPHER SHARRETT.

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Series: Screen Decades: American Culture/American Cinema. Published by: Rutgers University Press. The country fragmented as various challenges to state power were met with increasing and violent resistance. The Cold War heated up and the Vietnam War divided Americans. The year seemed to look forward to a period of radical social change following a decade of repression and conformity.

At the same time, American cinema underwent radical change as well. Includes content by: Christopher Sharrett. In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1960s examines a range of films that characterized the decade, including Hollywood movies, documentaries, and independent and experimental films. Among the films discussed are Elmer Gantry, The Apartment, West Side Story, The Manchurian Candidate, To Kill a Mockingbird, Cape Fear, Bonnie and Clyde, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Midnight Cowbody, and Easy Rider.

The profound cultural and political changes of the 1960s brought the United States closer to social revolution than at any other time in the twentieth century.

Author: Anna Everett, Barry Keith Grant, Christie Milliken, Christopher Sharrett, David Desser, Eric Schaefer, Harry Benshoff, James M. Date: 2011-02-01. Civil rights, women's liberation, and gay rights further emerged as significant social issues.