Mel Brooks' The Producers: Tracing American Jewish Culture Through Comedy, 1967-2007

Fermaglich compares Mel Brooks' original 1967 movie, The Producers, and the Broadway musical play version of 2001. She also provides a brief summary of The Producers' film plot to understand the different responses to the film and the musical. In addition, she traces American Jewish cultur...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American studies (Lawrence) 2007-12, Vol.48 (4), p.59-87
1. Verfasser:	Fermaglich, Kirsten
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	American culture Brooks, Mel (1926- ) Comparative analysis Film criticism Film producers Holocaust Humor Jewish Americans Jewish culture Jewish peoples Liberalism Motion picture industry Motion pictures Musical theater Nazism
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Zusammenfassung:	Fermaglich compares Mel Brooks' original 1967 movie, The Producers, and the Broadway musical play version of 2001. She also provides a brief summary of The Producers' film plot to understand the different responses to the film and the musical. In addition, she traces American Jewish culture through the 2001 musical.
ISSN:	0026-3079 2153-6856 2153-6856
DOI:	10.1353/ams.0.0035