World Film Directors: 1890-1945John Wakeman H.W. Wilson, 1987 - 1248 pages The first volume of "World Film Directors" covers 202 directors with a detailed, often film-by-film biography, filmography, and bibliography. the 200 directors were all born before 1920 and were working in the field before 1945. Volume Ii, deals with more recent filmmakers, reflects the expansion of cinema after World War II in Eastern Europe and the Third World, as well as continuing coverage of developments in the United States, the Soviet Union, Japan and Western Europe. |
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Biographical Sketches | 3 |
Jacques Becker | 305 |
Alessandro Blasetti | 315 |
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