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035 _a(OCoLC)148925777
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040 _aBTCTA
_cBTCTA
050 _aPN 1998.2
_b.A83 2007
245 0 _a501 movie directors /
_c[general editor, Steven Jay Schneider].
260 _aHauppauage, NY :
_bBarrons Educational Series,
_c2007
300 _a640 p. :
_bill. (some col.), ports.
_c22 cm.
500 _aA Quintessence book--T.p. verso.
500 _aIncludes indexes.
520 _aIs 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.
650 _aMotion picture producers and directors
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700 _aSchneider, Steven Jay,
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942 _cREF
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_d70569