Halliwell’s Who’s Who in the Movies - Softcover

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9780007169573: Halliwell’s Who’s Who in the Movies

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007169574 ISBN 13: 9780007169573

Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment, 2006

The new edition of Halliwell’s unique and bestselling encyclopedia of the people in the movies. More than just a guide – it’s an essential, addictive and hugely enjoyable companion for anyone who enjoys films.

HALLIWELL’S WHO’S WHO IN THE MOVIES is the essential A–Z of the people in cinema. While HALLIWELL’S FILM GUIDE is about films, the Who’s Who contains everything you will ever need to know about the players 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 truly is a unique publication.

This new edition is completely revised and updated and includes more substantial biographies of the stars, a history of the cinema from 1894-2006, lists of Oscar winners and nominations through the years, details of all the major film festival awards, as well as over 1000 new entries on the famous – and not so famous – names in the movie industry.

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Review:

'Simply the best!'
Review (plus five stars)

'Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies deserves a place on the bookshelves of anyone who like or loves the movies.'
Newsletter

' ... beautifully concise pen portraits ... it is an invaluable source for the cinema buff ... Film enthusiasts will not want to be without it.'
Yorkshire Evening Press

'All you need to be a film buff.'
Bradford Telegraph & Argus

'... excellent ... An absorbing read of Biblical proportions for film buffs.'
Newcastle Upon Tyne Journal

'It's excellent value for money and of the many reference books around, this is the one we delve into most.'
The Guardian

'... the most comprehensive and must-buyish movie tomes on the market ... there's no denying that they deserve a place on the coffee table of any self-respecting cinophile.'
Total Film (plus five stars)

'This is a must-have for all who take their film-viewing seriously.'
Ireland on Sunday

Praise for Halliwell’s:

“...stands head and shoulders above the rest.” Screen Digest

“This is the guide the film industry turns to.” TV Week

“At the end of the day, Halliwell is top of the pile”
Film Review, 7/99

“The King Kong of movie reference works”
Mail on Sunday

‘The indispensable reference guide for the avid moviegoer’s bookshelf’
Empire

‘Often imitated, never bettered’
The Guardian

Synopsis:

This is the new edition of Halliwell's unique and bestselling encyclopedia of the people in the movies. More than just a guide - it's an essential, addictive and hugely enjoyable companion, for anyone who enjoys films. "Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies" is the essential A-Z of the people in cinema. While "Halliwell's Film Guide" is about films, the "Who's Who" contains everything you will ever need to know about the players 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 truly is a unique publication. This new edition is completely revised and updated, and includes more substantial biographies of the stars, a history of the cinema from 1894-1998, lists of Oscar winners and nominations through the years, details of all the major film festival awards, as well as over 1000 new entries on the famous - and not so famous - names in the movie industry.

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