NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1930s Nostalgia Films

Cycle of films taking place during the 1930s that was started by Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and lasted until the mid-1970s. Many of these films deal with topics originating in Bonnie and Clyde, such as the Great Depression and true crime figures, while others veer into different subjects, such as the Hollywood film industry of the era. Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is a film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who roamed the United States Southwest robbing banks during the Great Depression. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn, starting in 1929 and lasting through most of the 1930s. ... True crime is a non-fiction genre in which the author uses an actual crime and real people as a point of departure. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ...

Categories: Period films Bonnie and Clyde (1967) is a film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who roamed the United States Southwest robbing banks during the Great Depression. ... They Shoot Horses, Dont They? is a 1969 film which tells the story of several contestants in a Depression-era dance marathon. ... Kate Ma Barker (birth name Arizona Clark) ( c. ... Cabaret is a 1972 film. ... Boxcar Bertha (1972), one of acclaimed director Martin Scorseses earliest films, is an extremely loose adaptation of Sister of the Road, the fictionalized autobiography of radical and transient Bertha Thompson as written by physician Dr. Ben L. Reitman (Ben Reitman). ... Paper Moon is an American motion picture comedy that was released in 1973 and was directed by Peter Bogdanovich. ... Emperor of the North Pole is a 1973 movie starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, and Keith Carradine. ... Dillinger is a 1973 gangster film which shows evidence of being strongly influenced by the films of Sam Peckinpah, as well as borrowing cinematically from the Warren Beatty vehicle, Bonnie and Clyde. ... This article is about the 1973 film involving con artists. ... The Way We Were is a 1973 film which tells the story of a Jewish woman who marries a WASP following World War II, at the height of McCarthyism; their political differences eventually drive them apart. ... Big Bad Mama is a 1974 American film produced by Roger Corman, starring Angie Dickinson William Shatner, and Tom Skeritt. ... Thieves Like Us is a 1974 film directed by Robert Altman and starring Keith Carradine and Shelley Duvall. ... Chinatown is a 1974 film directed by Roman PolaÅ„ski featuring many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama. ... Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 feature film, based on the 1934 novel by Agatha Christie and featuring Hercule Poirot. ... For the insert keyword in SQL language, see insert (SQL) In film, an insert is a shot of part of a scene as filmed from a different angle and/or focal length from the master shot. ... Funny Lady was a musical film of 1975, starring Barbra Streisand. ... The Day of the Locust is a 1975 film based on the 1939 novel by American author Nathanael West, set in Hollywood, California during the Great Depression, depicting the alienation and desperation of a disparate group of individuals whose dreams of success have effectively failed. ... Hard Times is a 1975 movie starring Charles Bronson as Chaney, a street fighter who travels to Louisiana during the Great Depression to make his living in illegal boxing matches. ... Bugsy Malone movie poster Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in Chicago, Illinois in the Prohibition era, specifically, the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone. ... The Last Tycoon (1976), is a film based upon the book The Last Tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald. ... Bound for Glory is a 1976 biographical film which tells the story of folk singer Woody Guthrie. ... Voyage of the Damned is the title of a 1976 film drama inspired by true events concerning the fate of an ocean liner carrying Jewish refugees from Germany to Cuba in 1939. ...