Reel History

by Robert Brent Toplin

Book Overview

History has been fodder for cinema from the silent era to the blockbuster present, a fact that has seldom pleased historians themselves. As pundits increasingly ponder "how Hollywood fails history," Robert Toplin counters with a provocative alternative approach to this enduring debate over the portrayal of history in film.

Toplin focuses on movies released over the past sixteen years--during which twelve historical films won the Oscar for Best...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700612009
• ISBN13: 9780700612000
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.8"