American cinematographers in the Great War, 1914-1918 / James W. Castellan, Ron van Dopperren, Cooper C. Graham.

Author/creator Castellan, James W.
Other author Dopperen, Ron van.
Other author Graham, Cooper C., 1938-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHerts, United Kingdom : John Libbey Publishing Ltd, [2014]
Descriptionvii, 312 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
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Abstract At the start of hostilities in World War I, when the United States was still neutral, American newsreel companies and newspapers sent a new kind of journalist, the film correspondent, to Europe to record the Great War. These pioneering cameramen, accustomed to carrying the Kodaks and Graflexes of still photography, had to lug cumbersome equipment into the trenches. Facing dangerous conditions on the front, they also risked summary execution as supposed spies while navigating military red tape, censorship, and the business interests of the film and newspaper companies they represented. Based on extensive research in European and American archives, American Cinematographers in the Great War, 1914-1918 follows the adventures of these cameramen as they managed to document and film the atrocities around them in spite of enormous difficulties. Publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2014497766
ISBN9780861967179 (pbk.)
ISBN0861967178 (pbk.)

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