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Howard Hawks, Storyteller
An analysis of the narrative style of the Hollywood movie director, Howard Hawks, examines the use of sound, camera movement, and other cinematic techniques in his classic films
- GenresNonfiction
416 pages, Paperback
First published October 21, 1982
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Gerald Mast
16 books5 followersProfessor of English and Humanities at the University of Chicago
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August 13, 2008
It's criminal that this superb book on the films of Howard Hawks is out of print. Mast shows how Hawks constructed his films and explores how his sensibility worked through comedies, westerns, gangster movies, war dramas, etc. A must for the Hawks fan.
July 30, 2011
I can't think of a better book on this director.
December 31, 2012
One of my favorite directors ;)
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