Now in its 14th edition, this classic movie reference, formerly known as The Filmgoer's Companion, has informed and delighted film fans for more than 30 years. Opinionated, witty, and packed with more information per square inch than any other film guide, Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies is as wonderfully unclassifiable as it is impossible to put down. Who's Who remains a treasure trove of information on who's who and what's what in the movies. Its more than 11,000 entries illuminate the stars of yesterday and today, as well as the bit players and character actors, directors, producers, writers, cinematographers, composers, and all the other talent involved in making movies. You'll find sections on movie sequels, series, and remakes; themes and genres; technical terms; studios and production companies; cinema around the world; year-by-year listings of Oscar winners and other major awards; a brief history of the movies from their beginnings until today; and much more. This thoroughly revised and updated edition features hundreds of new entries, and once again spices up the proceedings with scores of "quotable quotes," ranging from the revealing to the revolting, which, in addition to being exceedingly entertaining, add a human dimension missing from every other guide to the facts and figures. Upholding the outstanding tradition of Leslie Halliwell, editor John Walker delivers the lively humor and keen insight that have always been the hallmarks of Halliwell's.

This edition of Halliwell's encyclopaedia of the people in the movies. More than just a guide - it aims to be a companion for anyone who enjoys films. A comprehensive guide to the who, why, what and how of cinema, the people in the movies are revealed here with brevity and wit. While Halliwell's Guide is a directory for films, this text is concerned with the players in them. In A-Z format, the book is packed with comprehensive biographical profiles of actors and actresses, directors, producers, editors and other key personnel. It also contains notes on the major studios, foreign cinema, cinematic themes and definitions of technical terms. There are over 1000 new entries added to this year's guide as well as a history of the cinema from 1894 onwards, year-by-year Oscar listings and details of all the major film festival awards.

This is an A-Z of people in cinema. While Halliwell's Film Guide is about films, the Who's Who is about the people in them. Packed with comprehensive biographical profiles of actors and actresses, directors, producers, editors and other key personnel, as well as notes on the major studios, foreign cinema, cinematic themes and definitions of technical terms, this is a wide-ranging publication.

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The most popular, authoritative, and comprehensive reference book on film, updated to include the latest information and now available in a popularly priced edition.