Traces the history of American cinema in the 1960s, looking at the changes that occurred in the industry over the course of the decade, and discussing the careers of some of the era's most promising stars.

Hollywood faces new challenges -- Changing patterns of production and the arrival of the conglomerates -- The runaway audience and the changing world of movie exhibition -- The waning production code and the rise of the ratings system -- The camera eye -- The cutter's room -- Sound and music -- The twilight of the Goddesses: Hollywood actresses in the 1960s -- Male domination of the Hollywood screen -- The establishment judges: academy awards for best picture -- Landmark movies of the 1960s and the cinema of sensation -- The nonfiction film / Richard M. Barsam -- "What went wrong?": the American avant-garde cinema of the 1960s / Walter Metz.