Among the new contributors to the Encyclopedic Reference are numerous scholars and commentators who have written or edited individual studies of the noir movement.
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Acknowledgements & Contributor Bios
Preface to 4th Edition
Part One: The Classic Period Introduction to the Classic Period
The Films: A to Z
Sidebars: German Influence and Proto-noir
Fatal Men
Where Danger Lives
Apprendix: Chronology
Part Two: Neo-noir Introduction: Neo-noir
The Films: A to Z
Sidebar: Neo-Noir/Retro-Noir
Bibliography
Index |
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