Hollywood Remakes of Iconic British Films

Agnieszka Rasmus is Assistant Professor in the Department of English Studies in Drama, Theatre and Film, University of Łódź, Poland. She is the author of Filming Shakespeare, from Metatheatre to Metacinema (2008) and numerous articles on film remakes and adaptations.

In her well-researched analysis of Hollywood reworkings of iconic British films, Agnieszka Rasmus recounts a fascinating cultural and industrial history of British and American filmmaking, while providing engaging readings of transnational film pairs from the 1960s into the early 21st century. Referencing social movements and subcultures, such as Swinging London and Lad culture, and focusing on class, gender, genre, and star casting, Rasmus tells the intriguing transcultural story of "Hollywood England" and its "swings" and shifts through remakes across the decades.

• Preface Remaking Iconic British Films of the 1960s and 1970s From British Working-class Gangsters to Hollywood Heroes: The Italian Job and Get Carter Gender, Stars and Class Wars: Alfie and Sleuth From Devilish Masters to Evil Dames: Bedazzled and The Wicker ManRemaking, Cultural Exchange and Personal Legacy: The Limey