Dreams of Flight. "The Great Escape" in American Film and Culture, Paperback - Dana Polan

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Dana PolanIllustration(s): 25 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimens...

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