{"product_id":"dreams-of-flight-the-great-escape-in-american-film-and-culture-9780520379305","title":"Dreams of Flight: The Great Escape in American Film and Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first full-length study of the iconic 1960s film \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e and its place in Hollywood and American history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eEscaped POW Virgil Hilts (Steve McQueen) on a stolen motorcycle jumps an imposing barbed wire fence--caught on film, the act and its aftermath have become an unforgettable symbol of triumph as well as defeat for 1960s America. Combining production and reception history with close reading, \u003ci\u003eDreams of Flight\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first full-length study of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape, \u003c\/i\u003e the classic film based on a true story of Allied prisoners who hatched an audacious plan to divert and thwart the Wehrmacht and escape into the nearby countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e Through breezy prose and pithy analysis, Dana Polan centers \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e within American cultural and intellectual history, drawing a vivid picture of the country in the 1960s. We see a nation grappling with its own military history, a society undergoing significant shifts in its culture and identity, and a film industry in transition from Old Hollywood's big-budget runaway studio films to the slow interior cinema of New Hollywood. \u003ci\u003eDreams of Flight\u003c\/i\u003e combines this context with fan anecdotes and a close study of filmic style to bring readers into the film and trace its wide-reaching influence. Polan examines the production history, including prior adaptations in radio and television of celebrated author Paul Brickhill's original nonfiction book about the escape, and he compares the cinematic fiction to the real events of the escape in 1944. \u003ci\u003eDreams of Flight\u003c\/i\u003e also traces the afterlife of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e in the many subsequent movies, TV commercials, and cartoons that reference it, whether reverentially or with humor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-271496\"\u003eDana Polan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/09\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520379305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520379306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027110\"\u003eMilitary | United States\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004120\"\u003eFilm | Genres | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Polan\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cinema Studies at New York University. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe LEGO Movie \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eScenes of Instruction: The Beginnings of the U.S. Study of Film.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696717205741,"sku":"9780520379305","price":41.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_802b410b-2786-41e2-a0a6-fa28593ac87c.jpg?v=1649882860","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dreams-of-flight-the-great-escape-in-american-film-and-culture-9780520379305","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}