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Allen, Nancy. Film study collections : a guide to their development and use. New York : Ungar, 1979.
Butler Reference R016.80922 A154

Armstrong, Richard B. Encyclopedia of film themes, settings and series. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2001.
Butler Stacks PN1997.8.A75 2001

Corey, Melinda. A cast of thousands : a compendium of who played what in film. Compiled by Melinda Corey & George Ochoa. New York : Facts on File, 1992.
Butler Reference R809.22 C81 (3 volumes)

Fisher, Kim N. On the screen : a film, television, and video research guide. Littleton, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1986.
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Halliwell, Leslie. Halliwell's film guide. New York : Harper Perennial, 1994.
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Halliwell, Leslie. The filmgoer's and video viewer's companion. New York: Harper & Row, 1990
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McClure, Arthur F. Research guide to film history. Saratoga, CA. : R & E Pub, 1983.
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Performing Arts Resources. New York; Drama Book Specialists. v. 1- 1974-
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Rehrauer, George. Cinema booklist. Metuchen, N.J., Scarecrow, 1972. 473 p.
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Beaver, Frank Eugene. Dictionary of film terms: the aesthetic companion to film analysis. New York : Twayne Publishers: London Prentice Hall, 1994.
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Dictionnaire du cinema, sous la direction de Jean Loup Passek. Paris : Larousse, 1986.
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Enciclopedia dello spettacolo. Roma, Casa Editrice Le Maschere, 1954-62. 9v.
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---------------. Appendice di aggiornamento. Cinema. Venezia, Instituto per collaborazione culturale, 1963.
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--------------. Aggiornamento, 1955-1965. Roma, Unione editoriale, 1966.
Butler Reference R038.092 En16 Suppl.

--------------. Indice-repertorio. Roma, Unione editoriale, 1968.
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Gartenberg, Jon. Glossary of filmographic terms. Brussels, Belgium : FIAF, 1985.
Butler Reference R038.092 G514

History of the American cinema. New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, 1990- vols. 1-6, 8-10
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International dictionary of films and filmmakers. 4th Edition. Detroit : St. James Press, 2000.
Butler Reference Desk R809.22 In8 (4 volumes)

Katz, Ephraim.The film encyclopedia. 4th Ed. New York, N.Y. : Harper Perrenial, 2001.
Butler Reference R038.092 K15911

Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey. Oxford history of world cinema. Oxford; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
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Rajadhyaksha, Ashish. Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. New Delhi; New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
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Roud, Richard. Cinema : a critical dictionary : the major film-makers. New York: Viking Press, 1980.
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Sklar, Robert. A World History of Film New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2002.
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Slide, Anthony. The new historical dictionary of the American film industry. Lanham, MD. : Scarecrow Press, 1998.
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Andrew, Geoff. The film handbook. Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall, 1990.
Butler Stacks PN1998.2.A64 1989

Encyclopedia of film directors in the United States of America and Europe. Edited by Alfred Krautz; in cooperation with Hille and Joris Krautz. München ; New Providence N.J. : K.G. Saur, 1993-
Butler Reference R040.O809 En194

Holmstrom, John. The moving picture boy : an international encyclopaedia from 1895-1995. Wilby, Norwich : Michael Russell, 1996.
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International dictionary of films and filmmakers. 4th Edition. Detroit : St. James Press, 2000.
Butler Reference Desk R809.22 In8 (4 volumes)

Nowlan, Robert A. The name is familiar : who played who in the movies. New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, 1993.
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Palmer, Scott. British film actors' credits, 1895-1987. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 1988.
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Quinlan, David. The film lover's companion : an A to Z guide to 2,000 stars and the movies they made. Secaucus, N.J. : Carol Pub. Group, 1997
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Quinlan, David. Quinlan's illustrated directory of film character actors. London : Batsford, 1995.
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Thomson, David. The new biographical dictionary of film . 4th Ed. New York : A.A. Knopf, 2002.
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Tulard, Jean. Dictionnaire du cinema. Paris, R. Laffont, 1991.
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Variety Obituaries. New York : Garland Pub., 1988-
Butler Reference R040 B28

Austin, Bruce A. The film audience: an international bibliography of research with annotations and an essay. Metuchen, N.J. Scarecrow Press, 1983.
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British Film Institute, London. Library. Catalogue of the book library of the British Film Institute. London England. G.K. Hall, 1975.
Butler Reference R016.80922B77 Oversize

-----------First Supplement. (1983 2 volumes) Filmer, Alison J. Harrap's book of film directors and their films : a comprehensive guide from 1924 to the present day. London : Harrap, 1989.
Butler Reference R016.80922 F486

Gebauer, Dorothea. Bibliography of national filmographies. Compiled by Dorothea Gebauer ; with the assistance of the members of the Cataloguing Commission of the International Federation of Film Archives ; edited by Harriet W. Harrison. Bruxelles : FIAF, c1985.
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Gifford, Denis. British film catalogue, 1895-1985 : a reference guide. New York: Facts on File, 1986.
Butler Reference R016.80922G391

Hecht, Hermann. Pre-cinema history: an encyclopaedia and annotated bibliography of the moving image before 1896. London : Bowker Saur, 1993.
Butler Reference R016.80922.H34

Manchel, Frank. Film Study; an analytical bibliography resource guide. Rutherford, N.J., Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1990.
Butler Reference R016.80922 M299 (4 volumes)

Rehrauer, George. The Macmillan film bibliography. New York: Macmillan, 1982.
Butler Reference R016.80922.R2693 (2 volumes)

Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration. New York. The v Film Index, a bibliography. New York: Museum of Modern Art Film Library and the H.W. Wilson Co. 1985.
Butler Reference R016.80922.W93 (3 volumes)

Baskin, Ellen. Enser's filmed books and plays: a list of books and plays from which films have been made,1928-1991. Aldershot, Hants., England; Brookfield, Vt. Ashgate Publishing, 1993
Butler Reference R016.80922 B29

Ross, Harris. Film as literature, literature as film : an introduction to and bibliography of film's relationship to literature. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987.
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Welch, Jeffrey Egan. Literature and film : an annotated bibliography. Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 241. New York : Garland, 1981-
Butler Reference R016.80922 W54 (2 volumes)

Women writers : from page to screen. Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 687. New York : Garland Pub., 1990.
Butler Reference R016.80922 W84

The bent lens : a world guide to gay & lesbian film. St. Kilda, Vic. : Australian Catalogue Company, 1997.
Butler Reference R016.80922 B445

The BFI companion to the western. Edited by Edward Buscombe; consultant editors, Christoper Brookeman. London : A. Deutsch : BFI Pub., 1993
Butler Reference R809.22 B12

Gray, John. Blacks in Film and television: a Pan-African bibliography of films, filmmakers, and performers. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
Butler Reference R016.80922.G793

Helt, Richard C. West German cinema, 1985-1990 : a reference book. Metuchen, N.J. Scarecrow Press, 1992. (Continues original work West German cinema since 1945 : a reference book).
Butler Reference R016.80922 H3691

Karsten, Eileen. From real life to reel life: a filmography of biographical films. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1993.
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Lentz, Harris M. Science fiction, horror & fantasy film and television credits. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, 1983.
Butler Reference R809.22 L549 (2 volumes)

---------Supplement through 1987. ---------Supplement through 1993. López, Daniel. Films by genre : 775 categories, styles, trends, and movements defined, with a filmography for each. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1993.
Butler Reference R809.22 L88

Maxford, Howard. The A-Z of horror films. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 1997.
Butler Stacks PN1995.9 H6 M3245 1997

Murray, Raymond. Images in the dark : an encyclopedia of gay and lesbian film and video. Philadelphia : TLA Publications, c1994 (1995 printing)
Butler Reference R809.22 M966

Prichard, Susan Perez. Film costume: an annotated bibliography. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 1981.
Butler Reference R016.80922P93

Schmidt, Nancy J. Sub-Saharan African films and filmmakers, 1987-1992: an annotated bibliography. New Jersey: Hans Zell Publishers, 1994.
Butler Reference R016.80922.Sch551

Schwartz, Ronald. Latin American films, 1932-1994 ; a critical filmography. Jefferson, N.C. McFarland & Co., 1996.
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Shiri, Keith. Directory of African film-makers and films. Compiled and edited by Keith Shiri Trowbridge, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1992.
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Sullivan, Kaye. Films for, by, and about women. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1980.
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Stevens, Matthew. Jewish film directory: a guide to more than 1200 films of Jewish interest from 32 countries over 85 years. Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England: Flicks Books, 1992.
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American film institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States. Berkeley:University of California Press, 1988.
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The British cinema source book : BFI Archive viewing copies and library materials. London : British Film Institute, 1995.
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Bushnell, Brooks. Directors and their films : a comprehensive reference, 1895-1990. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 1993.
Butler Reference R809.22B96

Gevinson, Alan. Within our gates : ethnicity in American feature films, 1911 - 1960. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1997.
Butler Reference R016.80922 W77

Gifford, Denis.The British Film catalogue, 1895-1985; a reference guide. New York: Facts on File, 1986.
Butler Reference R016.80922.G391

Goble, Alan. The Complete index to literary sources in film. New Providence, N.J. : Bowker-Saur, 1999.
Butler Reference R016.80922 G538

Goble, Alan. The international film index:1895-1990. London; New Jersey, Bowker-Saur, 1991. (2 volumes)
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Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Early motion pictures: the paper print collection in the Library of Congress. Washington: Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sounds Division., 1985.
Butler Reference R016.80922 L6154

Louis B. Mayer Library. Script checklist. Los Angeles, CA : The Library, 1981-
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Niver, Kemp R. Motion pictures from the Library of Congress paper print collection, 1894-1912. Berkeley,University of California Press, 1967.
Butler Stacks Z5784.M9N58

Pinsler, Alison. Script list, 1990 : a union catalog of screenplay collections in the Los Angeles area. Los Angeles : Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1990.
Butler Reference R016 .80922 P657

Batty, Linda. Retrospective index to film periodicals, 1930-1971. N.Y., R.R. Bowker, 1975.

Butler Reference R058.0922 B322

Gerlach, John C. The critical index; a bibliography of articles on film in English, 1946-1973. N.Y., Teachers College Press, 1974
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MacCann, Richard. The new film index; a bibliography of magazine articles in English, 1930-1970. 1st ed., N.Y., Dutton, 1975.
Butler Reference R058.0922 M125

Art Abstracts[computer file], Bronx, NY : H.W. Wilson Co.
LibraryWeb

Film literature index. v.1-, 1973-. Albany, N.Y., Filmdex, Inc., 1974- Quarterly, with annual cumulation.
Butler Reference R058.0922F48

Humanities Index. N.Y., H. W. Wilson Co. v. 1- 1974/75-
Butler Reference R050 AZ12 and available in computer file format on LibraryWeb

International filmarchive [computer file], London: FIAF 1972, 1979-
LibraryWeb

International index to film periodicals. 1972- N.Y., Bowker, 1972-1996. Annual.
Butler Reference R058.0922In8

International index to the performing arts.[computer file], Alexandria, VA : Chadwyck-Healey, 1999-
LibraryWeb

MLA international bibliography of books and articles on the modern languages and literatures. MLA Bibliography. New York : Modern Language Association of America. 1921-
Butler Reference R016.8 M72

MLA international bibliography [computer file] New York: Modern Language Association, 1963-
LibraryWeb

Kael, Pauline. 5001 nights at the movies. New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1982.
Butler Stacks PN1995.K19

Film Review Annual. Englewood, NJ : J.S. Ozer, 1982-
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Film Review Index. Edited by Patricia King Hanson, Stephen L. Hanson. Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1986- 2 vols.
Butler Reference R058.0922 F484

New York Times film reviews, 1913-1968. N.Y. New York Times and Arno Pr., 1970.
Butler Reference R809.22N48

International motion picture almanac. 1929-. N.Y. Quigley. 1929-
Earlier editions in Butler Stacks, latest volume in Butler Reference. PN1993.3I5

Screen world. 1949-. N.Y. Greenberg, 1950-
Earlier editions in Butler Stacks, latest volume in Butler Reference. PN1993.3.S38

Variety international film guide. London : Andre Deutsch ; Hollywood : Samuel French, 1989; 1990- Continues International Film Guide.
Butler Stacks PN1993.3 .I5441 Latest volume in Butler Reference.

Mehr, Linda Harris. Motion Pictures, television and radio : a union catalogue of manuscript and special collections in the Western United States. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1977.
Butler Reference R016.80922.M47

Oliver, Elizabeth. Researcher's guide to British film and television collections. London, England: British Universities Film Council, 1981.
Butler Stacks PN1993.4.R47 1981

Prelinger, Richard and Celeste Hoffnar. Footage : the worldwide moving image sourcebook. New York: Second Line Search, Inc., 1997.
Butler Reference R061.F732

Thorpe, Frances. International directory of film and TV documentations centres. Chicago: St James Press, 1988.
Butler Stacks PN1993.4.I57 1988

Hammer, Tad Bentley. International film prizes : an encyclopedia.Garland reference library of the humanities; vol. 1333. New York : Garland, 1991.
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Shale, Richard. Academy Awards Index ; the complete categorical and chronological record.Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1993.
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Prepared by Nancy E. Friedland
Media Services and Film Studies Librarian
Columbia University Libraries