- Taschenbuch: 1520 Seiten
- Verlag: Collins (März 2001)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0062737554
- ISBN-13: 978-0062737557
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,4 x 18,7 x 6,5 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.7 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (12 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.653.881 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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Most film encyclopaedias are hybrid works, compromised by an editorial staff that attempt to satisfy competing sensibilities. The first Film Encyclopedia was written by a single individual, editor Ephraim Katz, whose personality and charm, vast knowledge and love of cinema shone through every entry. Alas, Katz died in the early 1990s, but this third edition remains true to his vision. It manages to hold on to its exalted place in the vast universe of movie reference guides, even as its new editors have updated the relevant entries through the end of 1997.
Well-written, user-friendly, and bursting with essential data, famous stories, and terrific trivia, this book is the most intelligent and accessible film companion available, a must for every movie lover. Its chief assets are its in-depth entries on actors, directors, writers, cinematographers, composers, and editors, which come complete with date and place of birth as well as an extensive filmography. You can also read the cinematic history of every major film-producing country; look up technical terms like "boom", "dolly" and "Steadicam"; and find the meaning of those illusive phrases that appear so often in movie credits, assignations like "gaffer", "key grip" and "best boy." Whatever the extent of your movie knowledge, whether you're a burgeoning film fanatic or a long-time expert, you'll find yourself turning to this superb volume again and again. --Raphael Shargel, Amazon.com -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.
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This is the basic reference guide to the international cinema. Put it next to your TV and VCR and you'll be able to answer the questions that inevitably arise when you watch a movie: "What other films has she been in?"; "Haven't I heard that director's name before?"; and "What in tarnation is a gaffer?" The Film Encyclopedia contains biographies and filmographies of actors, directors, producers, and cinematographers, as well as screenwriters, editors, musical directors, production designers, and critics. You can look up films by nationality and find a history of a given country's contribution to the art. Technical data is also indexed, so you can read not only about film stock and the apparatus of the camera, but also about the duties of the gaffer, the key grip, and the best boy. The book's introduction states that Ephraim Katz, who died in 1992, set out to write "the most comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia of world cinema ever published in the English language." The Film Encyclopedia contains more information than any other single-volume film reference and is also the best written movie guide of its kind. Because most of the entries were written by Katz himself, reading this book is like talking to a witty and learned film historian who has devoted his life to understanding--and loving--the cinema.
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This film encyclopedia is great for looking up people. I keep it next to the TV. When "The Deadly Mantis" (1957) ASIN: 6302763916 came on I looked up William Alland. I knew he also produced "It Came From Outer Space" (1953) ASIN: 6303046436. What I did not know was that he was a stage manager for Orson Welles's Mercury Theater.
This book is like "Connections." You can follow the producers and actors.
What you can not do is follow the films. The title on this book is misleading It should be "The Actor and Producer Encyclopedia." You still need Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide ISBN: 0452281237 to find the person to look up in this book. sorry for the four stars but there is not even an index.
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I have bought every edition of this book, and each edition is dogeared from use. Almost everything you wanted to know about movies, actors, and people behind the scenes is here. Most of the biographies are detailed with either complete filmographies or lists of most notable films. There are few inaccuracies in this book.
Individual movies are not listed, of course, or else this book would run at least two or three times larger. Still, this is one of the best, if not THE best, reference book on film available.
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I own the first two editions of this book, and have also used the third. It is far and away the best book of its kind. While I occasionally wish for more detail regarding a particular person, the book has sufficient depth for its scope. The only real problem I have with the later editions of "The Film Encyclopedia" is that entries on minor actors (contained in the first edition) are missing in the second and third editions. Still, I highly recommend this book.
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nobody's perfect!
I used to think Katz was like a perfect dry martini, no flaw. But nobody's perfect: director Robert Bresson, who died this week, was born in 1901, and not 1907 as stated in the 2nd... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
The penultimate guide to the cinema
I purchased the first edition years ago and simply absorbed the book for weeks. I was still referring back to this edition for answers to trivia questions and settling arguments... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Dezember 1999 von "mjb211"
Other reviews are a bit misleading
Just received my copy today, and I am a bit disappointed. While this is surely a great reference for fans of the film industry and the people in it, I can't see this as a book for... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Dezember 1999 von Sean German
If you love movies, you gotta love Katz!
You'll go to look up one name and you'll end up browsing through this mesmerizing book for hours! Lists not only movie stars, but also directors, producers, writers, studios,... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 18. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
An excellent refrence book!
The film encyclopedia is a wonderfull book for both film lovers and film students. I use this book constantly for my own personall refrence and I'm never disapointed. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 7. Februar 1999 veröffentlicht
Superb in every aspect
Klein and Nolan have done the impossible; they've taken a great book and made it even better. This third edition has the same authoritative material of the first two versions, but... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
A great book for a film nut!!!!!!!!!1
A terrific book!!!
Am 22. November 1998 veröffentlicht
Very informative and interesting but incomplete.
I found much information and interesting facts I did not know about the old stars seen on AMC andTCM but I wanted more personal information including children and cause of death. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. Juni 1998 von nitenurs@mindspring.com
At last! The bible of the film industry has been updated!
The Film Encyclopedia is one of my most important references. Any question one has, large or small, this is the place to go. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 3. März 1998 von otter1@rain.org
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