Fox semi-documentary cycle
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The Fox semi-documentary cycle is a group of mid-20th-century 20th Century Fox crime and espionage films that blended dramatized narratives with documentary-style techniques to create a realistic, procedural feel.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime film cycle
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espionage film cycle ⓘ film cycle ⓘ semi-documentary film cycle ⓘ |
| aim |
procedural authenticity
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realistic feel ⓘ |
| approximateEndDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| approximateStartDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedStudio | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedStudioEra | Hollywood studio system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematicTechnique |
documentary-style techniques
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location shooting ⓘ procedural reconstruction ⓘ use of non-professional actors ⓘ voice-over narration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishingFeature |
blend of fiction and documentary techniques
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claim of being based on actual cases ⓘ emphasis on procedural detail ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | cinema release ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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espionage film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Cold War era
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post-World War II United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later police procedural films
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television crime procedurals ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
documentary film
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newsreel style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dramatized narrative ⓘ |
| notableSubgenre |
FBI procedural film
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espionage procedural film ⓘ police procedural film ⓘ |
| period | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| producer | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | semi-documentary ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
crime
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espionage ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ national security ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
counter-espionage
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government agency operations ⓘ law enforcement investigations ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
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