"Quit India" : the image of the Indian patriot on commercial British film and television, 1956-1985 /: the image of the Indian patriot on commercial British film and television, 1956-1985. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: By Dror Izhar.
• Other Names: Izhar, Dror
• Contents: British Empire films in the 1930s: contemporary views -- A prototype of the British empire film: Sanders of the river (1935) -- The British raj film: the final molding of the villainous Indian patriot in The drum (1938) -- Unfavorable British film criticism: objections to The drum and British capitulation to Indian pressure -- Conclusion: Later Indian and western commentaries on The drum, 1989-2000 -- An outlook on British empire films, 1956-60 -- "I tried to be an Indian": Bhowani Junction -- novel (1954) vs. movie (1956) -- North West frontier (1958) -- screenplay and reviews analysis -- The stranglers of Bombay (1960) -- screenplay and reviews analysis -- British empire files, 1967-1968 -- The Long duel (1967) -- Carry on -- up the Khyber (1968) -- The jewel in the crown (1983) -- screenplay analysis -- A passage to India (1985) -- Gandhi: his personality in the eyes of historigraphy -- Gandhi: analysis of firsthand sources, script and John Briley's article.
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Pub
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 388 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 791.43658; Film, TV & radio; Imperialism in motion pictures; Patriotism -- India; ART -- Film & Video; PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference; Imperialism in motion pictures; Patriotism; Fernsehsendung; Film; Patriotismus (Motiv); Unabhängigkeitsbewegung (Motiv); Social & cultural history; British & Irish history; India; Großbritannien; Indien (Motiv); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781443832472; 1443832472
• Related ISBNs: 9781443832038; 1443832030
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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