The Film Encyclopedia

The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry

Ephraim Katz, Ronald Dean Nolen

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Collins Reference
30 May 2012

Film, TV & Radio; Films, movies & cinema; Reference works; Cinema industry

Ephraim Katz's The Film Encyclopedia is the most comprehensive single-volume encyclopedia on film and is considered the undisputed bible of the film industry. Completely revised and updated, this seventh edition features more than 7,500 A–Z entries on the artistic, technical, and commercial aspects of moviemaking, including:

Directors, producers, actors, screenwriters, and cinematographers; Styles, genres, and schools of filmmaking; Motion picture studios and film centers; Film-related organizations and events; Industry jargon and technical terms; Inventions, inventors, and equipment; Plus comprehensive listings of academy award–winning films And artists, top-grossing films, and much more!

By: Ephraim Katz, Ronald Dean Nolen
Imprint: Collins Reference
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 7th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 187mm, Spine: 66mm
Weight: 1.837kg
ISBN: 9780062026156
ISBN 10: 0062026151
Pages: 1584
Publication Date: 30 May 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ephraim Katz was a writer, journalist and filmmaker who devoted his life to gathering the information in the Film Encyclopedia, and was working on the second edition at the time of his death in 1992. Ronald Dean Nolen is an actor-writer-producer and the former editor of Centerstage, a monthly trade publication of the Society for Theatrical Artists' Guidance and Enhancement (STAGE) in Dallas, Texas.

Reviews for The Film Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry

"""Wow! What a book!"" -- Katharine Hepburn ""Recommended for any reference collection in need of a world view of film."" -- Booklist ""The best movie reference book, hands down."" -- Newsweek"