The Battle of Britain on Screen : : 'The Few' in British Film and Television Drama / / S.P. Mackenzie.
This book examines in depth for the first time the origins, development, and reception of the major dramatic screen representations of 'The Few' in the Battle of Britain produced over the past seventy years. It explores both continuity and change of presentation in relation to a wartime ev...
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Mackenzie, S.P., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Battle of Britain on Screen : 'The Few' in British Film and Television Drama / S.P. Mackenzie. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022] ©2007 1 online resource (192 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Societies at War : SOWA Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Battle Foretold: The Lion Has Wings (1939) -- 2. Spitfire of Dreams: The First of the Few (1942) -- 3. One for All: Angels One Five (1952) -- 4. All for One: Reach for the Sky (1956) -- 5. The Big Picture: The Battle of Britain (1969) -- 6. Catalogue of Error: Piece of Cake (1988) -- 7. The Fighter Boys: A Perfect Hero (1991) -- Conclusion -- Select Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star This book examines in depth for the first time the origins, development, and reception of the major dramatic screen representations of 'The Few' in the Battle of Britain produced over the past seventy years. It explores both continuity and change of presentation in relation to a wartime event that acquired near-mythical dimensions in popular consciousness even before it happened and has been represented multiple times over the course of the past seven decades. Alongside technical developments, considerable social, cultural, and political fluctuation (as well as an expansion of factual knowledge concerning the battle itself) occurred in this period, all of which helped to shape how the battle came to be framed at particular junctures. The ways in which the Battle of Britain was being represented in other fictional forms as well histories and commemorations form part of the context in which screen representations are explored. Films discussed in detail include The Lion Has Wings, First of the Few, Angels One Five, Reach for the Sky and Battle of Britain, along with the television productions Piece of Cake and A Perfect Hero. Foreign productions, such as A Yank in the RAF and Dark Blue World, as well as abandoned projects and dramas in which 'The Few' feature in a more tangential fashion, are also mentioned in context. The emphasis throughout is on production issues and the extent to which these screen dramas reflected or influenced popular understanding of 1940. The Battle of Britain on Screen is therefore a contribution to the growing scholarly literature on how the Second World War has been remembered and represented within the United Kingdom. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 Motion pictures and the war. Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 Television and the war. Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940. Television plays, British. War films History and criticism. War films Great Britain History and criticism. World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain Motion pictures and the war. History. HISTORY / Military / World War II. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 9783110780468 print 9780748623891 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748630240?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748630240 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748630240/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The Battle Foretold: The Lion Has Wings (1939) -- 2. Spitfire of Dreams: The First of the Few (1942) -- 3. One for All: Angels One Five (1952) -- 4. All for One: Reach for the Sky (1956) -- 5. The Big Picture: The Battle of Britain (1969) -- 6. Catalogue of Error: Piece of Cake (1988) -- 7. The Fighter Boys: A Perfect Hero (1991) -- Conclusion -- Select Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index |
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