Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Problem of the Crime Film
- 2 Historical and Cultural Overview
- 3 Critical Overview
- 4 Fury and the Victim Film
- 5 The Godfather and the Gangster Film
- 6 Double Indemnity and the Film Noir
- 7 Basic Instinct and the Erotic Thriller
- 8 Murder on the Orient Express, Blue Velvet, and the Unofficial-Detective Film
- 9 Chinatown and the Private-Eye Film
- 10 Bullitt and the Police Film
- 11 Reversal of Fortune and the Lawyer Film
- 12 Fargo and the Crime Comedy
- 13 Conclusion: What Good Are Crime Films?
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Filmography/Videography
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Problem of the Crime Film
- 2 Historical and Cultural Overview
- 3 Critical Overview
- 4 Fury and the Victim Film
- 5 The Godfather and the Gangster Film
- 6 Double Indemnity and the Film Noir
- 7 Basic Instinct and the Erotic Thriller
- 8 Murder on the Orient Express, Blue Velvet, and the Unofficial-Detective Film
- 9 Chinatown and the Private-Eye Film
- 10 Bullitt and the Police Film
- 11 Reversal of Fortune and the Lawyer Film
- 12 Fargo and the Crime Comedy
- 13 Conclusion: What Good Are Crime Films?
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Filmography/Videography
- Index
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- Crime Films , pp. 359 - 383Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002