Spacesuit Film: A History, 1918-1969

by Gary Westfahl

Filmmakers employ various images to suggest the strangeness of outer space, but protective spacesuits most powerfully communicate its dangers and the frailty of humans beyond the cradle of Earth. (Many films set in space, however, forgo spacesuits altogether, reluctant to hide famous faces behind bulky helmets and ill-fitting jumpsuits.) This critical history comprehensively examines science fiction films that portray space travel realistically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786442670
• ISBN13: 9780786442676
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher