British Crime Cinema

Taylor & Francis

Including interviews with key directors including Mike Hodges and Donald Cammel, this book analyzes films such as Shallow Grave, Brighton Rock and The Ladykillers to present the first substantial study of British cinema's most neglected genre. > \nThis is the first substantial study of British cinema's most neglected genre. Bringing together original work from some of the leading writers on British popular film, this book includes interviews with key directors Mike Hodges (Get Carter) and Donald Cammel (Performance). It discusses an abundance of films including:\n* acclaimed recent crime films such as Shallow Grave, Shopping, and Face.\n* early classics like They Made Me A Fugitive\n* acknowledged classics such as Brighton Rock and The Long Good Friday\n* 50s seminal works including The Lavender Hill Mob and The Ladykillers. > List if illustrations, Notes on contributors, Acknowledgements, Chapter 1: Parole overdue: releasing the British crime film into the critical communi.