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World War II Films of the 1940s has been written to provide a comprehensive study of more than two dozen films, made in Great Britain and America from 1940-49. Included are films dealing with the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Complete cast lists are provided, along with film director credits, running time, and synopses of each motion picture. A number of vever before seen photographs are also included. This book is the first in a series of four books dealing with the Second World War.

The aim of this book is to provde coverage of films made during the 1950s dealing with the Second World War. There are a number of sub-genres in the films, such as those dealing with prisoner of war camps (like The Wooden Horse, Albert RN, Stalag 17, The Colditz Story, Bridge On the River Kwai, The One That Got Away, The Camp on Blood Island, Danger Within). While many of the films deal with the Army, the Navy is the focus in films like The Cruel Sea, Above us the Waves, and Battle of the River Plate, while the Air Force features in Angels One Five and Reach for the Sky. Spies and agents...

British Horror Films of the 1960s covers nearly 90 motion pictures made in England between 1960 and 1969.  There are complete cast lists, directorial credits, running times, and a synopsis of each film, along with over two thousand pictures, many never before having been seen.  This is the second in a series of three books on the British Horror film, with an introduction by the late Sir Christopher Lee.

For the first time, a book has been written about the films involving Agatha Christie's famous amateur detective, Miss Jane Marple. Complete cast listings, directorial credits, running times, story synopses and reviews are provided, along with many photographs never seen before. The films cover the period of 1956 to 2013, and include those starring Dame Margaret Rutherford, Joan Hickson, Angela Lansbury, Geraldine McEwen, Julia McKenzie, Dame Gracie Fields and others.

For the first time in print there is now available a comprehensive guide to nearly 600 British, Australian, and New Zealand stunt men and women who are an integral part of the film and television industry.  More complete listings of their works, along with a small picture of most of them, are provided.  The author painstakingly spent years interviewing many of these people, most of whom kept records of their careers.

The aim of this book is to provide coverage of motion pictures made during the 1970s and 1980s dealing with the Second World War.  While many films contain elements of the war, or took place during the war, the inclusion of films in this book is based primarily on something dealing directly with the war, such as battles or missions.  Complete cast listings, running times, directorial credits, story synopses, and many photographs are provided to give the reader clear and concise details on each particular film.  Sub-genres are included, such as films dealing with spies or...

Great Thriller Films provides a look at some four dozen films made between 1941 and 1988, and includes complete cast lists, directorial credits, running times, plot synopses, and pictures, many of the latter which have never been seen anywhere else.  Films included in this book are theose made in Hollywood or Great Britain, ranging from classics like Gaslight (1944) and Key Laro (1948) to more recent ones such as Witness (1985), and The Untouchables (1987).  Directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Michael Winner are represented, and iconic actors such as Humphrey Bogart, Orson...