Halliwell's Film Guide - Hardcover

Halliwell, Leslie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0246127015 ISBN 13: 9780246127013

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1985

With over one hundred years of entertainment and cinema information at your fingertips, this is widely recognised as the biggest and the best film guide available. It is the undisputed bible for film enthusiasts and trivia buffs everywhere – a must-have for every moviegoer.

This longest running guide to the film industry is fully revised and updated to include hundreds of new films, and is packed full with cast and credit information and pithy comment on the classics of the silver screen, the latest blockbusters, and everything in between.

Halliwell’s delivers all the cast and crew credits, fun trivia and behind-the-scenes information you need on over 23,000 movies including hundreds of new ones. This book also reviews films from as far afield as Iran and Korea, as well as offering critics’ evaluations.

This perennially entertaining, comprehensive and indispensable guide also includes plot synopses and evaluations, video cassette, laser disc and DVD availability. Plus reader friendly icons denote films suitable for family viewing, Academy Award winners and nominees, soundtrack availability and video format compatibility, plus lists of four-star and three-star films by title and year.

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Review:

Praise for Halliwell’s:

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

‘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

From the Back Cover:

The biggest and best film guide available, Halliwell's Film, Video and DVD Guide is packed with essential information on everything from classics of the silver screen to the very latest blockbusters.

Fully revised and updated, this is a must-have for any movie-goer.

� Concise plot synopses for every film
� Film cast and credit information
� Critical evaluations
� Reviews from other critics
� Fascinating behind-the-scenes gossip and facts
� Pithy quotes and movie dialogue
� Alternative film titles
� Original publicity tags
� Easy-to-follow icons for:
* Family viewing suitability
* Video, DVD and soundtrack availability
* Oscar awards and nominations
� Quick reference guide to the best films ever
� Index of leading directors
� Academy Award winners, listed by year

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