<p><i>States of danger and deceit</i> places key films (<i>Z</i> (1969) <i>The Mattei Affair</i> (1972) <i>State of Siege</i> (1972) <i>The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum</i> (1975) <i>Illustrious Corpses</i> (1976)) and filmmakers (Costa-Gavras Elio Petri Francesco Rosi Volker Schlöndorff) from across Europe into their historical political and social contexts before considering the ways they have impacted upon politically engaged filmmakers since. <br><br>Presented in a dossier format made up of shorter engaging pieces this volume offers a series of contextualisations and detailed explorations of significant examples of the political thriller from across Europe.</p>