The spacesuit film a history, 1918-1969 /
"This critical history comprehensively examines science fiction films that portray space travel realistically by having characters wear spacesuits. It discusses classics; innumerable films which gesture toward realism but betray that goal with melodramatic villains, low comedy, or improbably mo...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Westfahl, Gary. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The spacesuit film |h [electronic resource] : |b a history, 1918-1969 / |c Gary Westfahl ; foreword by Michael Cassutt. |
| 260 | |a Jefferson, N.C. : |b McFarland & Co., |c c2012. | ||
| 300 | |a x, 361 p. : |b ill. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-349) and index. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes filmography (p. 323-339). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: pre-flight briefing -- First flights: the early films -- The true frontier: the classic films -- Wild adventures: the melodramatic films -- Ships of fools: the humorous films -- Space frights: the horrific films -- Parallel flight paths: the foreign-language films -- From reel to real: the rebirth and death of the films -- Return to Earth: films after 1969. | |
| 520 | |a "This critical history comprehensively examines science fiction films that portray space travel realistically by having characters wear spacesuits. It discusses classics; innumerable films which gesture toward realism but betray that goal with melodramatic villains, low comedy, or improbably monsters; the distinctive spacesuit films of Western Europe, Russia and Japan; and America's televised Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)"--Provided by publisher. | ||
| 533 | |a Electronic reproduction. |b Palo Alto, Calif. : |c ebrary, |d 2011. |n Available via World Wide Web. |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Science fiction films |x History and criticism. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Space flights in motion pictures. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Outer space in motion pictures. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Astronauts in motion pictures. | |
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