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Author Bio

Richard Armstrong is an Associate Tutor affiliated to the British Film Institute (BFI). He is the author of Billy Wilder, American Film Realist (McFarland, 2000). His second book, Understanding Realism, appears from the BFI in January 2005. He is currently collaborating on the Rough Guide to Cinema with Leslie Felperin, Tom Charity, and Steven Schneider.