| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 187 pages) |
| Series |
Film and history |
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Film and history (Lanham, Md.)
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| Contents |
Part I -- Docudrama: history enacted -- Part II -- The JFK image: cultural schemata -- Kennedy's mythic terrain: the new frontier -- Kennedy hagiography: Camelot on film -- Kennedy iconoclasm: Camelot-inside-out -- Part III -- JFK docudramas: John F. Kennedy's posthumous cinematic career -- The Kennedy leadership -- The Kennedy assassination -- Kennedy nostalgia -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
This volume examines various representation of John F. Kennedy on film, from fictionalized accounts of his wartime exploits-PT-109 (1963)-to his presidency, his assassination, and his legacy. With a focus on docudramas, the book looks at how such films keep the myth of Kennedy and Camelot alive |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-183) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- In motion pictures
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination
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| SUBJECT |
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 fast |
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Memory -- Political aspects -- United States
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Motion pictures and history.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Assassination
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Memory -- Political aspects
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Motion pictures
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Motion pictures and history
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021676970 |
| ISBN |
9781442243095 |
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1442243090 |
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