Film Noir

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Book Title: Film Noir

Item Length: 6.1in

Item Height: 0.5in

Item Width: 9.3in

Author: R. Barton Palmer

Publication Name: Film Noir

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Edinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press

Publication Year: 2016

Series: Traditions in American Cinema Ser.

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 13.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 240 Pages