Washington, D.C. film and television

"Chronicles popular and obscure films and television programs that feature Washington, DC. Sharing the sites, neighborhoods, institutions and monuments that filmmakers used as their settings, this ... takes readers behind the scenes of classic movies, including Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Houseboat, and The Exorcist. Familiar television programs that transmitted local news and information are featured alongside photographs of some of Hollywood's greatest stars. With the nation's capital as a backdrop, the landscape, architecture and history of Washington have always and will continue to make it an aesthetically exciting and authentic locale for the many story lines of Hollywood"--Publisher's description.

Year

2014

Language

English

Series

Images of America

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Editions

4

Pages

127

ISBN

9781467120685

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