Combat Films

Steven Jay Rubin, the author of several books about film, is a motion picture producer based in Los Angeles.

“thoroughly researched and engagingly told tales offer sufficient evaluation of the movies’ importance to intrigue fans as they read about their favorite mud-slogging heroes”—Booklist; “an absorbing book”—Classic Images; “nicely written...fans of World War II cinema will want this volume”—Big Reel; “an insightful study”—Photoplay; “fascinating stuff”—West Coast Review of Books; “the selection of films is excellent”—L.A. Times; “expertly put together...a useful addition”—Screen International; “an insightful study”—Cinema Canada; “focuses insightfully on eight war films and their makers”—American Cinematographer.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      SECTION I : FILMING HISTORY, NOT HEROICS      1. A Walk in the Sun (20th Century–Fox, 1946)      2. Battleground (MGM, 1949)      3. Twelve O’Clock High (20th Century–Fox, 1949)      4. The Bridge on the River Kwai (Columbia Pictures, 1957)      SECTION II : THE THIN RED LINE      5. Pork Chop Hill (United Artists, 1959)      6. The Longest Day (20th Century–Fox, 1962)      7. Hell Is for Heroes (Paramount Pictures, 1962)      8. The Great Escape (United Artists, 1963)      SECTION III : THE NEW HEROES      9. The Sand Pebbles (20th Century–Fox, 1966)      10. Patton (20th Century–Fox, 1970)      11. Platoon (Orion Pictures, 1986)      12. Gettysburg (New Line Cinema, 1993)      SECTION IV : WAR FILMS IN THE 21ST CENTURY      13. Saving Private Ryan (Paramount Pictures, 1998)      14. Black Hawk Down (Sony Pictures, 2001)      15. The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment, 2009)      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index