Harrap's Book of Film Directors and Their Films Hardcover – December 31, 1991 by Alison J. Filmer
 
Harrap's Book of Film Directors and their Films is the book that many less ambitious and authoritative film books have claimed was impossible to compile: a fully comprehensive guide to the directors of English-language films released in the UK and USA dating from the start of the Sound Era (1924) right up to the present day. Complete listings of a director's foreign-language films are also included where appropriate.
In modern times, the director has become accepted as the major influence in film making. Reviewing a director's credits is, therefore, an entertaining and essential activity when assessing the quality of any given film - and there is no more convenient and thorough reference source than this book.
Impeccably researched, the text contains a listing of over 3, 300 directors with an individual chronology of their life work - over 26, 000 films in all. The entry for each director includes (where vanity permits!) date of birth, as well as brief details of nationality and any useful biographical material available. The full-length feature films made by that director are listed in order of initial theatrical release, with special mention of alternative titles, and any Academy Award nomination or success.
Any film can be swiftly tracked down by reference to a final alphabetical index of titles.
The unique scope and easy accessibility of Harrap 's Book of Film Directors and their Films makes it an ideal volume for both the movie buff and the casual film-goer.
 
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