{"product_id":"jules-dassin-the-life-and-films-9780786460458","title":"Jules Dassin: The Life and Films","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Shelley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Entertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is the first English language study of Jules Dassin (1911-2008), who began as a contract director at MGM in 1941 and earned his reputation with the films noirs \u003ci\u003eBrute Force\u003c\/i\u003e (1947), \u003ci\u003eThe Naked City\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), \u003ci\u003eThieves' Highway\u003c\/i\u003e (1949), and \u003ci\u003eNight and the City\u003c\/i\u003e (1950). Exiled to Europe after being unofficially blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee, Dassin re-surfaced to direct such popular hits as \u003ci\u003eRififi\u003c\/i\u003e (1955), \u003ci\u003eNever on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e (1960; he married Melina Mercouri), and \u003ci\u003eTopkapi\u003c\/i\u003e (1964). After a brief biographical chapter that also covers Dassin's work for the theatre, each of the director's 25 films is given its own chapter analysis, with cast and crew credits, synopsis, release information and reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579542716567,"sku":"9780786460458","price":3730.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786460458.webp?v=1774909561","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/jules-dassin-the-life-and-films-9780786460458","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}