Contents

pp v-vi

List of Abbreviations

pp vii-viii

Acknowledgements

pp ix-x

Introduction

pp 1-8

Part I - An Industry in Crisis: 1945–1950

pp 9-10

1 - A Short History of the British Film Industry

pp 11-30

2 - Bogart or Bacon

pp 31-45

3 - Capital and Commerce

pp 46-61

4 - Producers and Profits

pp 62-76

5 - The National Film Finance Corporation

pp 77-94

6 - The Eady Levy

pp 95-106

Part II - A Fragile Stability: 1951–1969

pp 107-108

7 - The Road to Recovery

pp 109-127

8 - The British Lion Film Corporation

pp 128-142

9 - Film Finances and the British Film Industry

pp 143-160

10 - Rise of the Runaways

pp 161-178

11 - New Waves, New Crises

pp 179-195

12 - Hollywood, UK

pp 196-213

13 - Backing British

pp 214-227

14 - Decline and Fall

pp 228-240

Part III - Crises and Contraction: 1970–1985

pp 241-242

15 - Restructuring the Film Industry

pp 243-259

16 - The Changing Landscape of Film Finance

pp 260-273

17 - The National Film Finance Consortium

pp 274-286

18 - The Prime Minister’s Working Party and its Aftermath

pp 287-299

19 - Revising Eady

pp 300-311

20 - The British Are Coming!

pp 312-329

21 - The Retreat of the State

pp 330-346

Conclusion

pp 347-352