Studying the British Crime Film [1 ed.] 9780993071775, 9781906733742

Ever since its inception, British cinema has been obsessed with crime and the criminal. One of the first narrative films

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Studying the British Crime Film [1 ed.]
9780993071775, 9781906733742

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