The fourth edition of the comprehensive film reference features more than eight thousand alphabetically organized entries on the artistic, technical, and commercial aspects of movies, including style, genres, actors and actresses, directors, producers, and motion picture studios. Original. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: This is the book Hollywood can't live without! Containing over 7000 entries, "The Macmillan International Film Encyclopedia" is well-written, user-friendly, and bursting with essential data, famous stories and fascinating trivia. This new edition contains entirely new material; the editors Fred Klein and Ronald Dean Nolan have updated every page, giving more thorough coverage to the 'independent film' scene and adding new entries for all of the most current stars and trends, from Paul Thomas Anderson (dir: "Boogie Nights", "Magnolia") to Hilary Swank (Oscar for "Best Actress: Boys Don't Cry") and Hollywood's biggest movie ever, "Titanic"...read more