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Title Chambers film factfinder
Published Edinburgh : Chambers, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 474 pages)
Contents [pt. 1. People in film -- Actors -- Directors -- Producers -- Cinematographers -- Editors -- Composers -- [pt. 2]. Film categories and genres -- Action and adventure -- Animation -- Children's films -- Comedy -- Comic-book adaptations -- Crime and gangster films -- Disaster films -- Documentaries -- Epics -- Film noir -- Horror -- Independent film -- Musicals -- Road movies -- Romance -- Science fiction -- Silent film -- Sports film s-- Thrillers -- War films -- Westerns -- [pt. 3]. Film-producing countries -- Africa -- Australia -- Belgium -- Canada -- China, Hong Kong and Taiwan -- Cuba -- Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic and Slovakia -- Denmark -- Finland -- France -- Germany -- Greece -- Hungary -- Iceland -- India -- Iran -- Ireland -- Israel -- Italy -- Japan -- Mexico -- The Netherlands -- New Zealand -- North Africa -- Norway -- Poland -- Russia -- South America -- South Korea -- Spain -- Sweden -- Turkey -- United Kingdom -- United States of America -- Yugoslavia
[pt. 4]. Notable films -- [pt. 5]. Film reference -- Academy Awards -- British Academy Film Awards -- Golden Raspberry Awards -- Palme d'Or -- Major film festivals -- Film records -- Film-related organizations -- 100 American films -- 100 British films -- The Sight & Sound Top Ten poll -- Academy Awards hosts -- The Hollywood Ten -- Banned or censored films -- Notorious commercial films -- Spectacular dance numbers -- 'Casts of thousands' -- Much-filmed literary classics -- Actors who have played iconic figures -- Film titles in translation -- Glossary of film-related terms -- Index of film titles
Summary Chambers Film Factfinder is a collection of useful and often fascinating information on many aspects of film, from the early days of silent cinema to the twenty-first century. With wide-ranging coverage and an international scope, it has something to interest everyone from casual film fans to dedicated enthusiasts
Information is presented in five major sections: People in Film; Film Categories and Genres; Film-Producing Countries; 100 Notable Films; and Film Reference. Carefully researched factual information is combined with a measure of critical analysis, ensuring that each section can entertain as well as inform. Biographies of actors and directors offer suggested career 'highs' and 'lows'; genre and country sections give brief factual histories, alongside lists of key people and films; and the selection of notable films is designed to provoke interest and discussion, rather than representing a 'best-of' list. The reference section includes essential facts, figures and definitions, as well as varied and highly readable lists on such subjects as censored films, memorable dance numbers and notorious commercial flops. Throughout the book, 'fact boxes' provide intriguing snippets of film trivia, bringing added appeal to the text
Notes Includes index
Includes graphical cross-reference mapper
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Subject Motion picture actors and actresses -- Miscellanea
Motion picture producers and directors -- Miscellanea
Motion pictures -- Miscellanea
Motion picture industry -- Miscellanea
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Motion picture industry.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Motion pictures.
Film.
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea.
Form Electronic book
Author Harrap (Firm)
ISBN 9781849721721
1849721726
Other Titles Film factfinder
Subtitle on cover: Essential guide to world of movies