| Description |
xiii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
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Jewish lives |
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Jewish lives (New Haven, Conn.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index. |
| Contents |
Beginnings and the Lost Ark -- Steve bites his nails and hears voices -- Arcadia : the best and worst of times -- The kid with the briefcase -- Jaws "Open Wide" -- Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- 1941 and Raiders of the Lost Ark -- E.T., Poltergeist, and Twilight Zone -- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Color Purple -- Empire of the Sun -- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Always, and Hook -- Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, and the Shoah Foundation -- Amistad and The Lost World : Jurassic Park -- Saving Private Ryan and A.I. -- Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can -- The Terminal, War of the Worlds, and Munich -- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, The Adventures of Tintin, and War Horse -- Lincoln and Bridge of Spies. |
| Summary |
A biography of the director details his many films and describes how his unique and evocative gift for storytelling evolved from experiences in his own life, including his parents' divorce and his return to Judaism after his son was born. |
| Subject |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
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Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
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Jews -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious.
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PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism.
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PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director.
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Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (OCoLC)fst00047705
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Jews. (OCoLC)fst00983135
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Motion picture producers and directors. (OCoLC)fst01027225
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
9780300186932 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0300186932 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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