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The first filmed prizefight, Veriscope's Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight (1897) became one of cinema's first major attractions, ushering in an era in which hugely successful boxing films helped transform a stigmatized sport into legitimate entertainment. Exploring a significant and fascinating period in the development of modern sports and media, Fight Pictures is the first work to chronicle the mostly forgotten story of how legitimate bouts, fake fights, comic sparring matches, and more came to silent-era screens and became part of American popular culture.
Price: $34.95
Pages: 424
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
11 April 2008
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520250758
Format: Paperback
“Groundbreaking. . . . It offerss . . . the thrill of discovery, an opportunity to learn often-startling new information. . . . It is in every way a masterful piece of work.”
Dan Streible is Associate Professor in the Department of Cinema Studies at New York University and Associate Director of its Moving Image Archiving and Preservation master's program. He is also director of the Orphan Film Symposium.