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International dictionary of films and filmmakers.
LIBRA PN1997.8 .I58 1997 v. 1-4
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Plots, themes, etc.
- Motion pictures.
- Motion picture producers and directors--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- Motion picture producers and directors--Biography.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- Motion picture actors and actresses--Biography.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 4 volumes : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : St. James Press, 1997.
- Summary:
- "The whole set is recommended as essential" -- American Reference Books Annual
- New Edition Students of film and film buffs alike will find inspiration in the updated and expanded 3rd edition of International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Your patrons won't find a more conclusive work on the most-studied artists and works than in this 4-vol. set, which now includes portraits and movie stills.
- You'll find thorough coverage of legendary films, actors and actresses, directors, writers and other production artists through a detailed essay and comments by an expert. Entries also include biographies, filmographies, comprehensive credits, production information, major awards and bibliographies. Among the films, stars and directors Included are "Citizen Kane", James Dean Morgan Freeman, "Schindler's List", Quentin Tarantino, Emma Thompson, Francois Truffaut, "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" and many others.
- The Films volume features a name index, while individual title indexes are included in each of the other volumes.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Films / editors, Nicolet V. Elert, Aruna Vasudevan
- v. 2. Directors / editor, Laurie Collier Hillstrom
- v. 3. Actors and actresses / editor, Amy Unterburger
- v. 4. Writers and production artists / editor, Grace Jeromski.
- Notes:
- Vol. 1: picture editor, Leanda Shrimpton ; vols. 2 and 3: picture editor, Claire Lofting ; vol. 4 : picture editor, Judith M. Kass.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1558623000
- 1558623019
- 1558623027
- 1558623035
- OCLC:
- 35029756
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