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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-101476688230

ISBN-139781476688237

eBay Product ID (ePID)12050417536

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameTruth and Lives on Film : The Legal Problems of Depicting Real Persons and Events in a Fictional Medium

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

SubjectMedia & the Law, Film / History & Criticism

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeTextbook

AuthorJohn T. Aquino

Subject AreaLaw, Performing Arts

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2022-023230

Reviews"An excellent and concise study of the many legalities pertaining to 'fictional-factual' movies...highly recommended"--Hal Erickson, author of Any Resemblance to Actual Persons: The Real People Behind 400+ Fictional Movie Characters

Dewey Edition22

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal791.436554

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction I. Fictionalization in Movies and Television II. The Disclaimer and the Myth of Fictionalization III. Fictionalization Goes to Court IV. The Perfect Storm V. Courtroom Movies Based on Fact Trial of Thomas More (1535) Film: A Man for All Seasons (1966) Amistad Trial (1840) Film: Amistad (1997) Trial of William "Duff" Armstrong (1858) Film: Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) Trial of Mary Surratt (1865) Film: The Conspirator (2010) Andersonville Trial (1865) Film: The Andersonville Trial (1970) Trials of Oscar Wilde (1895) Film: The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960) ÂLeopold-Loeb Trial (1924) Film: Compulsion (1959) State of Connecticut v. Harold Israel (1924) Film: Boomerang (1947) Scopes "Monkey Trial" (1925) Film: Inherit the Wind (1960) Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1925) Film: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) Nuremberg Judges' Trials (1948) Film: Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) ÂReynolds-Pegler Libel Case (1954) Film: A Case of Libel (1983) Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia (1958-67) Film: Loving (2016) Trial of the Chicago 7 (1968-69) Film: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) Big Dan's Tavern Rape Trial (1983) Film: The Accused (1988) Von BÃ¼low Murder Trial (1985) Film: Reversal of Fortune (1990) Trial of the Memphis 3 (1993-2011) Film: The Devil's Knot (2013) VI.â€‚What Protection for Dramatic Fictional Personas? Afterword Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisIn its expanded second edition, this examination of fact-based films and the law presents an updated history of legal issues surrounding the on-screen embellishment of reality, with a focus on important court decisions and the use of disclaimers., As early as the Silent Era, movie studios were sued over depictions of real people and events. Filmmakers have always altered the details of true stories and actual persons, living or dead, to make narratives more workable and characters more compelling. When truth and fantasy become inextricably mixed, the effect on people's lives can be significant, even devastating. This expanded second edition presents an updated history of legal issues surrounding the on-screen embellishment of reality, with a focus on important court decisions and the use of disclaimers. Seventeen courtroom dramas are given fact-versus-fiction analyses, and the The Perfect Storm (1991) is covered in extensive detail. A concluding chapter is devoted to actors who became so identified with fictionalized characters that they sought exclusive rights to those personas.

LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.B55