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Law and Film Paperback - 2001 - 1st Edition

by Stefan Machura (Editor); Peter Robson (Editor)


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This collection brings together contemporary work from Britain, Germany and the United States on how law and lawyers have been represented in film, particularly in the past 40 years. The collection recognises the major influence of Hollywood and the American legal system and seeks to explore the nature and significance of this dominance.


  • A historical dimension to the portrayal of law and film.
  • The nature and actual impact of the dominant Anglo-American portrayal is include.
  • A European dimension is provided.

From the rear cover

This collection brings together contemporary work from Britain, Germany and the United States on how law and lawyers have been represented in film, particularly in the past 40 years. It seeks to provide an overview of existing work on law and film. The essays cover the portrayal of the Anglo-American legal system in film. The volume includes work on the history and development of this screen coverage. It also provides a contrast between the Anglo-American and European approach to filming law. Special attention is devoted to influential film makers. The relationship between fact, fiction and film is explored. There is discussion of what amounts to a "law film". The impact of the adversarial system on Continental popular culture is also assessed.

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  • Title Law and Film
  • Author Stefan Machura (Editor); Peter Robson (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
  • Date 2001-06-08
  • ISBN 9780631228165 / 0631228160
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.99 x 5.86 x 0.42 in (22.83 x 14.88 x 1.07 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001025230
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.436

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