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Jean Gabin : the actor who was France

Title
Jean Gabin : the actor who was France / Joseph Harriss.
Author
Harriss, Joseph
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

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Description
x, 219 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
"Jean Gabin was more than just a star of iconic movies. To many, he was France itself. This biography traces his involvement in the réalisme poétique and film noir movements of the 1930s and 1940s, his Hollywood years, his role in the World War II liberation of France, his affairs and his real-life role as a farmer"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biography.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211), filmography (pages 195-197) and index.
Contents
The Moncorg's -- Good for nothing -- Becoming Gabin -- Moulin Rouge -- First films -- Rising star -- Breakthrough -- Politics and poetics -- Prewar classics (part one) -- Prewar classics (part two) -- Storm clouds of war -- Escape to America -- Hollywood alien -- Marlene -- Free French -- Oldest tank commander -- Gray years -- Dream realized -- New persona -- Monument.
Call Number
MWES (Gabin, J.) 18-6922
ISBN
  • 9781476676272
  • 1476676275
LCCN
2018040865
OCLC
1039627235
Author
Harriss, Joseph, author.
Title
Jean Gabin : the actor who was France / Joseph Harriss.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211), filmography (pages 195-197) and index.
Research Call Number
MWES (Gabin, J.) 18-6922
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