Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film (3rd Revised edition)
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Erik Barnouw (Author)
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This is the second major revision of a book universally acclaimed as the definitive history of the documentary film. The final section has been completely rewritten and expanded to take into account the major films and trends of the past nine years. Particular attention has been paid to the growth of documentary film-making in the Soviet Union since Glasnost and the corresponding expansion in the United States, including Ken Burns's The Civil War, which broke all audience records for Public Television in 1990. numerous halftones
About the Author
Erik Barnouw, now retired, was Chief of the Library of Congress's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, and long headed Columbia University's film division. His books include the prize-winning three-volume History of Broadcasting in the United States, Tube of Plenty, The Sponsor, and The Magician and the Cinema.
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- Contributor: Erik Barnouw
- Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
- ISBN13: 9780195078985
- Number of Pages: 416
- Packaged Dimensions: 203x136x23mm
- Packaged Weight: 316
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
- Release Date: 1993-09-23
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Erik Barnouw, now retired, was Chief of the Library of Congress's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division, and long headed Columbia University's film division. His books include the prize-winning three-volume History of Broadcasting in the United States, Tube of Plenty, The Sponsor, and The Magician and the Cinema.
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