The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan

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The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan
Author : Ron Briley
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Language : English
Release Date : 28 October 2016
ISBN : 9781442271685
Pages : 276 pages
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The films covered in this volume include Viva Zapata (1952), On the Waterfront (1954), East of Eden (1954), Baby Doll (1956), A Face in the Crowd (1957), Splendor in the Grass (1961), America, America (1963), and The Last Tycoon (1976).

The Ambivalent Legacy of Elia Kazan

The films covered in this volume include Viva Zapata (1952), On the Waterfront (1954), East of Eden (1954), Baby Doll (1956), A Face in the Crowd (1957), Splendor in the Grass (1961), America, America (1963), and The Last Tycoon (1976).

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