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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.

Great Comedy Films has been written to provide a cross-section of Hollywood as well as British motion pictures dealing with comedy.  Comedy can take many forms, whether they are subtle or broad slapstick, black comedies, or satirical or screwball in nature.   W.C. Fields, Peter Sellers, George Formby, Will Hay, Charlie Drake, Tony Hancock, Don Knotts, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Abbot & Costello and The Crazy Gang are among those represented in this book.

This book is the third in a continuing series of books about films of World War II.  Films made between 1960 and 1969 are included, along with complete cast listings, directorial credits, and a telling but succinct synopsis of each film.  Iconic films such as The Guns of Navarone, The Great Escape, The Dirty Dozen, Where Eagles Dare and The Battle of Britain are among the more than three dozen productions listed.  Stars in them include people like Gregory Peck, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Richard Harris, Kirk Douglas, George Peppard, James Garner, Rock Hudson, Clint...