Wheeler Winston Dixon is Chairperson of the Film Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His most recent book is The Early Film Criticism of Francois Truffaut.

"Rarely have I read an anthology in which all of the essays are so uniformly excellent, especially so consistently well written. Indeed, many of the essays read as if they spring from the same voice—an important part of the pleasure of this work. There has been a veritable boom in the U.S. and Britain recently of scholarship on the British cinema; this work will take its place at the top of this growing list." — David Desser, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"Excellent scholarship and a range of topic areas that is extraordinary: this book is a revelation. Many of the contributions break new ground: others revisit the known with fresh perspectives. An important, fascinating book—it will redefine the study of British cinema." — Brian Henderson, State University of New York at Buffalo

• Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Re-Viewing the British CinemaWheeler Winston Dixon 2. Frederic Villiers: War CorrespondentStephen Bottomore 3. British Filmmaking in the 1930s and 1940s: The Example of Brian Desmond HurstBrian McIlroy 4. The Doubled Image: Montgomery Tully's Boys in Brown and the Independent Frame ProcessWheeler Winston Dixon 5. Lance Comfort, Lawrence Huntington, and the British Program Feature FilmBrian McFarlane 6. Re-constructing the Nation: This Happy BreedAndrew Higson 7. The Demi-Paradise and Images of Class in British Wartime FilmsNeil Rattigan 8. The Repressed Fantastic in Passport to PimlicoTony Williams 9. Revision to Reproduction: Myth and Its Author in The Red ShoesCynthia Young 10. The Tension of Genre: Wendy Toye and Muriel BoxCaroline Merz 11. An Interview with Wendy ToyeWheeler Winston Dixon 12. The Last Gasp of the Middle Class: British War Films of the 1950sNeil Rattigan 13. Evidence for a British Film Noir CycleLaurence Miller 14. The Tradition of Independence: An Interview with Lindsay AndersonLester Friedman and Scott Stewart 15. The Sight of DifferenceIlsa J. Bick 16. Twilight of the Monsters: The English Horror Film 1968-1975David Sanjek 17. Re-Viewing the Losey-Pinter Go-BetweenEdward T. Jones 18. Keeping His Own Voice: An Interview with Stephen FrearsLester Friedman and Scott Stewart 19. The Politics of Irony: The Frears-Kureishi FilmsLeonard Quart 20. The Long Day Closes: An Interview with Terence DaviesWheeler Winston Dixon Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index

Wheeler Winston Dixon is Chairperson of the Film Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His most recent book is The Early Film Criticism of Francois Truffaut.

"Rarely have I read an anthology in which all of the essays are so uniformly excellent, especially so consistently well written. Indeed, many of the essays read as if they spring from the same voice—an important part of the pleasure of this work. There has been a veritable boom in the U.S. and Britain recently of scholarship on the British cinema; this work will take its place at the top of this growing list." — David Desser, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"Excellent scholarship and a range of topic areas that is extraordinary: this book is a revelation. Many of the contributions break new ground: others revisit the known with fresh perspectives. An important, fascinating book—it will redefine the study of British cinema." — Brian Henderson, State University of New York at Buffalo

• Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Re-Viewing the British CinemaWheeler Winston Dixon 2. Frederic Villiers: War CorrespondentStephen Bottomore 3. British Filmmaking in the 1930s and 1940s: The Example of Brian Desmond HurstBrian McIlroy 4. The Doubled Image: Montgomery Tully's Boys in Brown and the Independent Frame ProcessWheeler Winston Dixon 5. Lance Comfort, Lawrence Huntington, and the British Program Feature FilmBrian McFarlane 6. Re-constructing the Nation: This Happy BreedAndrew Higson 7. The Demi-Paradise and Images of Class in British Wartime FilmsNeil Rattigan 8. The Repressed Fantastic in Passport to PimlicoTony Williams 9. Revision to Reproduction: Myth and Its Author in The Red ShoesCynthia Young 10. The Tension of Genre: Wendy Toye and Muriel BoxCaroline Merz 11. An Interview with Wendy ToyeWheeler Winston Dixon 12. The Last Gasp of the Middle Class: British War Films of the 1950sNeil Rattigan 13. Evidence for a British Film Noir CycleLaurence Miller 14. The Tradition of Independence: An Interview with Lindsay AndersonLester Friedman and Scott Stewart 15. The Sight of DifferenceIlsa J. Bick 16. Twilight of the Monsters: The English Horror Film 1968-1975David Sanjek 17. Re-Viewing the Losey-Pinter Go-BetweenEdward T. Jones 18. Keeping His Own Voice: An Interview with Stephen FrearsLester Friedman and Scott Stewart 19. The Politics of Irony: The Frears-Kureishi FilmsLeonard Quart 20. The Long Day Closes: An Interview with Terence DaviesWheeler Winston Dixon Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index

Wheeler Winston Dixon is Chairperson of the Film Studies Program at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His most recent book is The Early Film Criticism of Francois Truffaut.

"Rarely have I read an anthology in which all of the essays are so uniformly excellent, especially so consistently well written. Indeed, many of the essays read as if they spring from the same voice—an important part of the pleasure of this work. There has been a veritable boom in the U.S. and Britain recently of scholarship on the British cinema; this work will take its place at the top of this growing list." — David Desser, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"Excellent scholarship and a range of topic areas that is extraordinary: this book is a revelation. Many of the contributions break new ground: others revisit the known with fresh perspectives. An important, fascinating book—it will redefine the study of British cinema." — Brian Henderson, State University of New York at Buffalo

• Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Re-Viewing the British CinemaWheeler Winston Dixon 2. Frederic Villiers: War CorrespondentStephen Bottomore 3. British Filmmaking in the 1930s and 1940s: The Example of Brian Desmond HurstBrian McIlroy 4. The Doubled Image: Montgomery Tully's Boys in Brown and the Independent Frame ProcessWheeler Winston Dixon 5. Lance Comfort, Lawrence Huntington, and the British Program Feature FilmBrian McFarlane 6. Re-constructing the Nation: This Happy BreedAndrew Higson 7. The Demi-Paradise and Images of Class in British Wartime FilmsNeil Rattigan 8. The Repressed Fantastic in Passport to PimlicoTony Williams 9. Revision to Reproduction: Myth and Its Author in The Red ShoesCynthia Young 10. The Tension of Genre: Wendy Toye and Muriel BoxCaroline Merz 11. An Interview with Wendy ToyeWheeler Winston Dixon 12. The Last Gasp of the Middle Class: British War Films of the 1950sNeil Rattigan 13. Evidence for a British Film Noir CycleLaurence Miller 14. The Tradition of Independence: An Interview with Lindsay AndersonLester Friedman and Scott Stewart 15. The Sight of DifferenceIlsa J. Bick 16. Twilight of the Monsters: The English Horror Film 1968-1975David Sanjek 17. Re-Viewing the Losey-Pinter Go-BetweenEdward T. Jones 18. Keeping His Own Voice: An Interview with Stephen FrearsLester Friedman and Scott Stewart 19. The Politics of Irony: The Frears-Kureishi FilmsLeonard Quart 20. The Long Day Closes: An Interview with Terence DaviesWheeler Winston Dixon Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index