The Movie Guide

By James Pallot

Book Overview

This authoritative, single-volume reference provides key information not available in other guides, covering more than 3,000 of the most important films ever made--from classics to cult hits and sleepers to foreign films. Includes comprehensive reviews, cast listings, creative credits, awards, production info, and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399519149
• ISBN13: 9780399519147
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Perigee Trade
• Length: 1062 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 2.1" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Essential Reference for Film Lovers

Saw a movie and what to know more? Planning to rent a video and what to know more? Look here. Not all movies are reviewed, but almost every important film, some sleepers, some low-budget gems, and some you may hate but are important within film history. Our 1995 edition is worn out, and I wish we had a 'cover' for this one; that's how often we refer to this. We have also use it to build our own film library, now numbering over 500. Directors, actors, Academy Awards, obscure information and the source - whether book, play or original screenplay are all included. Now, if they had only included "The Reivers" and "Sometimes a Great Notion!"

Essential Reference for Film Lovers

This volume, along with Katz's, The Film Encyclopedia, are the foundation of celluloid information. The two will be sufficient for most viewers. Saw a movie and what to know more? Planning to rent a video and what to know more? Look here. Not all movies are reviewed, but almost every important film, some sleepers, some low-budget gems, and some you may hate but are important within film history. Our 1995 edition is worn out, and I wish we had a 'cover' for this one; that's how often we refer to this. We have also use it to build our own film library, now numbering over 500. Directors, actors, Academy Awards, obscure information and the source - whether book, play or original screenplay are all included. Now, if they had only included "The Reivers" and "Sometimes a Great Notion!"

Great guide for the discerning movie fan

This is hands down the single best reference for films from the 1930s on. Detailed reviews of works that are deserving of them, with sharp analysis that puts films in their proper historical context.