A Foreign Affair: Billy Wilder's American Films

by Gerd Gemünden and Gerd Gem'unden

Book Overview

With six Academy Awards, four entries on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American movies, and more titles on the National Historic Register of classic films deemed worthy of preservation than any other director, Billy Wilder counts as one of the most accomplished filmmakers ever to work in Hollywood. Yet how American is Billy Wilder, the Jewish migr from Central Europe? This book underscores this complex issue, unpacking underlying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845454197
• ISBN13: 9781845454197
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"