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REVIEW OF THE HOLLYWOOD HISTORY OF THE WORLD In his book, The Hollywood History of the World, George M. Fraser attempts to compare Hollywood’s presentation of the history of the world to actual historical events. He is forthcoming when recognizing that his book is not a comprehensive compilation of movie reviews, but helps his audience by specifying the purpose of his work, which is “to look at them [movies] in the light of history as I understand it – with their relative merits as films I am not particularly concerned.” His survey of motion pictures includes ones from which he found “interesting or instructive from a historical point of view, either because they enhanced understanding… or gave a specially vivid image of the past.” Fraser chose only those movies that originated in the English-speaking cinema, and excluded any films that broadcasted exclusively on television. This paperback is organized into seven segments that follow chronological order starting with The Ancient World and concluding with The Violent Century. Finally, before the actual critiques begin, Fraser offers some advice on how to analyze a film without bias in respect to the period from which they originated. Summary of the main