TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schneider, Steven Jay,
TI  - 501 movie directors
SN  - 9780764160226;0764160222
AV  - PN 1998.2 .A83 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Hauppauage, NY
PB  - Barrons Educational Series
KW  - Motion picture producers and directors
N1  - A Quintessence book--T.p. verso; Includes indexes
N2  - Is a chronological compendium that profiles 501 most important film directors of all time. Entries-augmented with a photo of each director plus movie stills from his or her films-describe such major figures as Sergei Eisentein, Martin Scorsese, Alfred Hitchcock, Fritz Lang, Lein Riefenstahl, Orson Welles, Federico Fellini, Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, etc.. Facilitates information on- Why D.W. Griffin is called the father of filmmaking, The details surrounding Martin Scorsese fascination with New YOr,the truth about Alfred Hitchcock's stunning blonde's.Discussion of filmmakers work and influences, their complete filmographyand listing of awards received are featured. Seventy-five directors of special importance are profiled in larger entries- two-page spreads- while 15 internationally acknowledge master directorsare discussed and examined in two double- page spreads
ER  -