An introduction to film genres /
Lester Friedman, Hobart and William Smith Colleges ; David Desser, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Sarah Kozloff, Vassar College ; Martha P. Nochimson, Film and Media Critic ; Stephen Prince, Viriginia Tech.
- First edition.
- xii, 609 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Slapstick comedy -- Melodrama -- Romantic comedy -- The fantasy film -- The musical -- The Western -- The combat movie -- Science fiction -- The horror film -- The gangster movie -- The social-problem film -- Film noir -- The thriller.