From Chariots of fire to The king's speech : writing biopics and docudramas / Alan Rosenthal.

Over the past decade, movie audiences have become hungry for films based on real people and historical events. Never was this more evident than during the best-picture showdown between The King's Speech and The Social Network during the 2011 Academy Awards, a scene then repeated, with Argo, Lin...

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Main Author: Rosenthal, Alan
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Language:English
Published: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013.
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