Film as a Subversive Art is a fully illustrated 1974 film history book by Amos Vogel with mini-essays on over 600 films. The book was re-printed with a new foreword and introduction in 2005.
- Vogel, Amos (1974) 1974. Film as a Subversive Art (2005 reprint ed.). C. T. Editions. ISBN 0-9547071-1-7.
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