Edward Dmytryk - Cinema: Concept & Practice

In the 1980s, Focal Press published five books on the art of filmmaking by legendary film director Edward Dmytryk (19081999), Oscar-nominated director of Crossfire, The Caine Mutiny , and The Young Lions , among many other films. Together, these five titles comprise a masterclass with one of Hollywoods most acclaimed, storied, and controversial filmmakers.

With most of these books long out of print, Focal Press/Routledge is pleased to reissue these classic titles with all new supplemental material for current day readers. Each book includes a new introduction, as well as chapter notes including exercises, discussion questions, and more.

Mick Hurbis-Cherrier serves as coordinator for the series, which includes the following titles, all available from Focal Press/Routledge:

Cinema: Concept & Practice (originally published 1988, with new material by Joe McElhaney):

On Film Editing (originally published 1984, with new material by Andrew Lund)

On Screen Acting (with Jean Porter Dmytryk, originally published 1984, with new material by Paul Thompson)

On Screen Directing (originally published 1984, with new material by Bette Gordon and Eric Mendelsohn)

On Screen Writing (originally published 1985, with new material by Mick Hurbis-Cherrier)

We are grateful to the estate of Edward Dmytryk and Jean Porter Dmytryk, especially to Rebecca Dmytryk, for their assistance in bringing these important books back into print.

Focal Press/Routledge
June 2018

Cinema

Concept & Practice

EDWARD DMYTRYK

Introduction by Joe McElhaney

This edition published 2019

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Originally published by Focal Press 1988

1988 text Edward Dmytryk

2019 material Joe McElhaney

The right of Edward Dmytryk to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Dmytryk, Edward, author. | McElhaney, Joe, 1957 writer

of introduction.

Title: Cinema : concept & practice / Edward Dmytryk ; introduction by

Joe McElhaney.

Description: New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. |

Originally published by Focal Press 1988. |

Includes filmography and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018028270| ISBN 9781138584266 (hardback) |

ISBN 9781138584273 (paperback) | ISBN 9780429506123 (e-book)

Subjects: LCSH: Motion picturesPhilosophy.

Classification: LCC PN1995 .D54 2019 | DDC 791.4301dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018028270

ISBN: 978-1-138-58426-6 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-58427-3 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-0-429-50612-3 (ebk)

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