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The Great War in American and British Cinema, 1918–1938The Dark Adventure of the Air War

The Great War in American and British Cinema, 1918–1938: The Dark Adventure of the Air War [This chapter is a discussion of the production history and audience reception of William Wellman’s film Wings (1927) in the United States and United Kingdom. I argue that the movie is an example of a sub-genre of Great War cinema that I call “The Dark Adventure”—movies that could be contextualized as Hollywood action spectacle with a more serious undertone of fatalism. From the standpoint of Historical Reception Studies, audience responses, particularly those from actual veterans, are contextualized.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

The Great War in American and British Cinema, 1918–1938The Dark Adventure of the Air War

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Springer International Publishing
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[This chapter is a discussion of the production history and audience reception of William Wellman’s film Wings (1927) in the United States and United Kingdom. I argue that the movie is an example of a sub-genre of Great War cinema that I call “The Dark Adventure”—movies that could be contextualized as Hollywood action spectacle with a more serious undertone of fatalism. From the standpoint of Historical Reception Studies, audience responses, particularly those from actual veterans, are contextualized.]

Published: Nov 11, 2020

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