"A delightful book for browsing and sufficiently comprehensive for serious students. . . . Film buffs will appreciate the range and beauty of this well-written and fully illustrated movie compendium."
-Entertainment Today

Covering a wide variety of classics as well as recent films, Robert Sklar's highly informative and entertaining history of motion pictures is the standout volume in the field. With a global perspective and exceptional breadth and quality of illustrations, it authoritatively covers the technological and stylistic developments of movies in the rich context of culture, politics, society, and other arts.
777 illustrations, 212 in full color, 592 pages, 85/8 x 111/2"