Truth and Lives on Film
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8823-7 (ISBN)
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.
John T. Aquino is an attorney, journalist and author in Silver Spring, Maryland. He has served as editor of three national trade magazines, has written several trade books, short stories, and over 4,000 bylined articles for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, and websites on entertainment law, intellectual property law, and other issues. He is a member of several state and federal bars, and the National Press Club and the Mystery Writers of America.
Table 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)
Leopold-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)
Reynolds-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 Bülow Murder Trial (1985)
Film: Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Trial of the Memphis 3 (1993–2011)
Film: The Devil’s Knot (2013)
VI. What Protection for Dramatic Fictional Personas?
Afterword
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.03.2022 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 18 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 363 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► IT-Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medienrecht | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8823-0 / 1476688230 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8823-7 / 9781476688237 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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