Team Films in Adaptation: Remembered Stories and Forgotten Books

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标题Team Films in Adaptation: Remembered Stories and Forgotten Books
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2008
AuthorsStrong, Jeremy
JournalAdaptation
音量1
发行1
Pagination44-57
关键词formula, genre, team
Abstract

This article identifies common features of a neglected formula, the team film, in which the films invariably overtake the sourcetexts as the dominant form. Surveying adaptations, such as The Great EscapeThe Italian Job, The Professionals and The First Great Train Robbery, the article demonstrates how in the team film, particular textual elements are consistently used, re-used and modified in a fashion akin to genre