Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, 15e: The 15th Edition of the Bestselling Encyclopedia of Film, Actors, Directors, Producers, and Writers

By Leslie Halliwell and John Walker

Book Overview

Now in its 15th edition, this classic movie reference, formerly known as The Filmgoer's Companion, has informed and delighted film fans for more than thirty years. Opinionated, witty, and packed with more information per square inch than any other film guide, Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies is as wonderfully unclassifiable as it is impossible to put down.

Who's Who remains a treasure trove of information on who's who and what's what in the movies. Its more than 12,000 entries illuminate the stars of yesterday and today as well as the bit players and character actors, directors, producers, writers, cinematographers, composers, and all the other talent involved in making movies. You'll find sections on movie sequels, series, and remakes; themes and genres; technical terms; studios and production companies; cinema around the world; year-by-year listings of Oscar winners and other major awards; and a brief history of the movies from Chaplin to Carrey, Garbo to Kidman, Capra to Cameron.

This updated edition features hundreds of new entries and offers scores of "quotable quotes," ranging from the revealing to the revolting; in addition to being exceedingly entertaining, they add a human dimension missing from every other guide to film facts and figures. Upholding the outstanding tradition of Leslie Halliwell, editor John Walker delivers the lively humor and keen insight that have always been the hallmarks of Halliwell's.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060534230
• ISBN13: 9780060534233
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 8.4" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies: The Only Film Guide That Matters (Halliwell's Who's Who in the

Terrific for cinephiles, crossword puzzlers or just the curious. Fantastic den coffee table reference, a true cinema who's who. Great value!

Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies

An excellent compendium of Who's Who in the movies, entertaingly edited by John Walker. A couple of names I would like to have seen in the listings are Peggy Evans, who starred with Dirk Bogarde in THE BLUE LAMP, and Pearl Argyle, dancer/actress. Maybe in the next edition !

The Essential Movie Book

If you were to have only one book on the movies, this would be it. It has almost everything and everyone connected to movies. About the only changes I'd recommend would be larger type and sections on writers, directors, photographers, stunt men, etc.

A true classic of its kind!

Leslie Halliwell(1929-1989) was the publisher of this informative and extremely enjoyable reference book on many of the cinema's most influental figures. What sets Halliwell's great book apart from the others is that it includes not only the most famous of today and yesterday's stars/writers/producers/directors, but a great many obscure, but no less important names in the industry as well. Halliwell's book is also unique in that it includes a list of technical terms that are extremely vital in the motion picture industry, as well as a list of popular film series, and a complete list of Academy Award winners. Whether you are looking to be informed or entertained, Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies serves both purposes well, and is a compulsive read guaranteed to give die-hard film buffs hours and hours of endless reading pleasure. The book, formerly known as The Filmgoer's Companion, is actually a companion piece to an older favorite, Halliwell's Film Guide, also strongly recommended for the serious film buff.

Formerly known as The Filmgoer's Companion...

This volume was titled "The Filmgoer's Companion" but this year changed to "Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies". Personally, I like the former title better. Fortunately, this is still the same book in regard to content. It has some great quips and quizzes for those movie buffs out there and great references for more obscure work that some of these actors/actresses/producers and directors did. Well worth the price!