Name: 100 Film Musicals
ISBN: 978-1-84457-568-8

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J. Gibbs

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Part of the book series: Screen Guides (BFISG)

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A selection of 100 films from one of the best-loved genres of Hollywood and world cinema, with entries ranging from 'Gold Diggers of 1933' to 'High School Musical' of 2006, and from the Reggae classic 'The Harder They Come' to Guru Dutt's 'Pyaasa' (1957). The authors' introduction outlines the history and key features of the film musical.

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JIM HILLIER and DOUGLAS PYE are Visiting Fellows in the Department of Film, Theatre and Television at the University of Reading. Jim Hillier's recent publications include 100 Film Noirs (2009, with Alastair Phillips) and American Independent Cinema (2001). Douglas Pye's recent publications include Style and Meaning (2005, with John Gibbs) and The Movie Book of the Western (1996, with Ian Cameron).

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Book Title: 100 Film Musicals
Authors: J. Gibbs
Series Title: Screen Guides
Publisher: British Film Institute London
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84457-568-8Published: 24 May 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 288
Topics: Film and Television Studies, American Cinema, Arts, Music, Film History

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