National Filmographies 
This web site contains sources of information about world cinema. I have listed publications and Internet databases which provide the most comprehensive details of films. Many of these books & CD-ROMs are expensive or difficult to obtain. Where possible, I have given a link to publishers or film archives for further information.
All titles are primarily filmographies or contain lists of films. Where a filmography is unavailable, I have shown film histories or general guides. This is indicated under most entries. For certain entries, where more than one book is listed, I have been unable to check which is the more comprehensive title. I have also indicated how many films are indexed or reviewed in each filmography.
I have listed annuals which are yearly publications supplementing the filmographies. Over the years annuals will change title and/or publisher. I have detailed the most recent information with an indication of when the series began.
Thanks to Brian Poynton for some cover photos.
I have divided countries into the following groups:
- World
Filmographies
- Countries
with mostly English language output - U.K., U.S.A., Ireland, Canada, South Africa, Australia &
New Zealand
- Europe
- Latin
America & The Caribbean
- Africa
- Asia
The following pages list other filmographies:
- Filmographies
by Genre / Type
- Filmographies
by Subject / Setting / Theme
- Filmographies
of Fictional Characters
- Historical
Film Timeline
- Filmographies
by Geographic Locations
- World
Television Guides
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The following are a selection of reference works covering the whole world of cinema.
Internet Movie Database
/ Complete Index to World Film
Database / BFI Film &
TV Database / All Movie Guide / Filmlexikon FILME von A-Z / Banca Dati del Cinema
Mondiale / I Film
proiettati nelle sale italiane dal 1946 ad oggi / BIBNET / Film Index International / Filmweb (Poland) / Dvdfr.com
Censor's Databases: Motion Picture Association Of
America Ratings Database / Statens
Biografbyra Film Database (Sweden) / British Board of
Film Classification Database / Statens filmtilsyn - Filmdatabase
(Norway) / FSK-Freigaben-Online
(Germany) / Kvikmyndaskodun
(Iceland) / The
Office of Film & Literature Classification (Australia) / New Zealand Censorship
Database / Registrul
Cinematografiei (Romania)
THE COMPLETE INDEX TO WORLD FILM SINCE 1895 CD-ROM by Alan
Goble
Published by Valan Publishing. 2003
Contains information on 345,320 films from 175 countries.
This CD-Rom has its own website! Visit http://www.citwf.com/
for more information.
This is an updated version of :
THE INTERNATIONAL FILM INDEX, 1895-1990 by Alan Goble
Published by Bowker-Saur. 1991 ISBN
0-86291-623-2 (Set)
Vol 1: Film Titles ISBN 0-86291-628-3 Vol 2:
Director's Filmography and Indices ISBN 0-86291-633-X
Contains information on approx. 177,000 films.
THE MOTION PICTURE GUIDE by Jay Robert Nash & Stanley
Ralph Ross
Published by Baseline/Cinebooks.1985-87
ISBN 0-933997-00-0 (Set)
Vols 1-9: 1927-1984 Vol 10: Silent Film:
1910-1936 by Robert Connelly Vols 11-12: Indexes
Annual Supplements 1986- . A CD-Rom and online version are available.
Contains information on 30,000 films (to 1991).
VARIETY'S FILM REVIEWS by Mike Kaplan (Vols 1-15 Only) and
others
Published by R.R. Bowker.
1997(Partial Reprint) ISBN 0-8352-3545-9 (Set)
Vol 1: 1907-1920 Vol 2: 1921-1925 Vol 3: 1926-1929
Vol 4: 1930-1933 Vol 5: 1934-1937 Vol
6: 1938-1942
Vol 7: 1943-1948 Vol 8: 1949-1953 Vol 9: 1954-1958
Vol 10: 1959-1963 Vol 11: 1964-1967
Vol 12: 1968-1970 Vol 13: 1971-1974 Vol 14: 1975-1977
Vol 15: 1978-1980 Vol 16: Index to Vols 1-15
Vol 17: 1981-1982 Vol 18: 1983-1984 Vol 19: 1985-1986
Vol 20: 1987-1988 Vol 21: 1989-1990
Vol 22: 1991-1992 Vol 23: 1993-1994 Vol
24 1995-1996
Reproductions of the original reviews printed in Variety.
- Awards: Award
Winning Films : A Viewer's Reference to 2700 Acclaimed Motion Pictures by
Peter C. Mowrey.
Published by McFarland & Co. 1994 / International Film Prizes: An Encyclopedia by Tad Bentley Hammer.
Published by Garland Publishing 1991
National Filmographies - English Speaking Countries
Here is a listing of books containing the complete output of films from various countries. Where more than one book is listed, I have been unable to check which is the more comprehensive title.
American Film
Institute Online Catalog (For more infomation on this subscription service
see :AFI Catalog) /
AFI Catalog Of
Silent Films
THE AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS
(blurb from the AFI website)
The AFI Catalog, the only comprehensive national filmography of American motion pictures and the most comprehensive national filmography in the world, consists of a series of volumes providing documentation on all films produced in the United States.
Each volume of the AFI Catalog is comprised of at least two books: one provides entries for each film, with complete cast and production credits, subjects, genres, synopses and historical notes. The accompanying book of indexes allows readers to access and identify films by title, year of release, personal name, subject, genre, literary source or geographic location.
Film Beginnings, 1893-1910 (2-volume set) by Elias Savada
Published by Scarecrow
Press. 1995 ISBN 0-8108-3021-3
Contains information on 17,752 films.
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-1920 (2-volume set) by Patricia
King Hanson
Published by University of
California Press. 1988 ISBN 0-520-06301-5
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-1930 (2-volume set) by Kenneth W
Munden
Published by University of
California Press. 1971 ISBN 0-520-20969-9
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1931-1940 (3-volume set) by Patricia
King Hanson
Published by University of
California Press. 1993 ISBN 0-520-07908-6
Contains information on 5,525 films.
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1941-1950 (3-volume set) by Patricia
King Hanson
Published by University of
California Press. 1999 ISBN 0-520-21521-4
Contains information on 4,316 films.
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1951-1960 Not yet completed.
See Alan Fetrow's book below for comparable information.
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1961-1970 (2-volume set) by Richard P
Krafsur
Published by University of
California Press. 1976 ISBN 0-520-20970-2
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1971-1980 Not yet completed.
See Marc Sigoloff's book below for comparable information.
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1981-1990 Not yet completed.
See the Nowlans' book below for comparable information.
AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1991-1999 Not yet completed.
See the Nowlans' book below for comparable information.
American Film Institute Catalog 1893-1970 CD-ROM
Published by Chadwyck-Healey.
2003
Contains information on over 45,000 films. Excludes information on films from
1956-1959. An online version
is available.
FEATURE FILMS, 1950-1959 A United States Filmography by
Alan G. Fetrow
Published by McFarland & Company,
Inc. 1999 ISBN 0-7864-0427-2
Contains information on 3,078 films.
THE FILMS OF THE SEVENTIES : A Filmography Of American, British
& Canadian Films 1970-1979
by Marc Sigoloff.
Published by McFarland & Company,
Inc. 1984 ISBN 0-7864-0882-0
Contains information on 942 films.
THE FILMS OF THE EIGHTIES : A complete, qualitative filmography to
over 3400 feature-length English language films, theatrical and video-only,
released between January 1, 1980, and December 31, 1989
by Robert A. Nowlan & Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan.
Published by McFarland & Company,
Inc. 1984 ISBN 0-89950-560-0
THE FILMS OF THE NINETIES : A complete, qualitative filmography to
over 3000 feature-length English language films, theatrical and video-only,
released between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 1999
by Robert A. Nowlan & Gwendolyn L. Nowlan.
Published by McFarland & Company,
Inc. 2001 ISBN 0-7864-0974-6
- Animated Films
THE ANIMATED FILM ENCYCLOPEDIA : A Complete Guide to American
Shorts, Features, and Sequences, 1900-1979 by Graham Webb
Published by McFarland & Company,
Inc. 2000 ISBN 0-7864-0728-8
Contains information on nearly 7,000 films.
Annual : Screen World Published by Applause Books. 1949-
· Awards: Academy Awards / Academy Awards Database
· Film Institute: American Film Institute
·
Film
Archives: National
Film Preservation Foundation / Pacific
Film Archive / UCLA Film
& Television Archive /
Anthology Film Archives / Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
Division, Library Of Congress
· Museums: American Museum of the Moving Image / International Museum of Photography & Film / International Cinema Museum, 319 W. Erie St., Chicago
Australian
Film Database / Australian
Film Commission Film Database
AUSTRALIAN FILM 1900-1977 by Andrew Pike and Ross Cooper
Published by Oxford
University Press. 1999 ISBN 0-19-550784-3
Contains information on 488 films.
AUSTRALIAN FILM 1978-1994 by Scott Murray
Published by Oxford
University Press. 1995 ISBN 0-19-553777-7
Contains information on 343 films.
AUSTRALIAN FEATURE FILMS ON CD-ROM
Published by Informit / Australian Catalogue of New Films and Videos Ltd.
1996 ISBN 0864443552
Annual : Australian Films Catalogue: Features Published by Australian Film Commission. 1991-
· Actors: A who's who of Australian and New Zealand film actors : the sound era by Scott Palmer. Scarecrow Press. 1988
· Books: Australian film : a bibliography by Brian Reis. Mansell. 1997 / Australian Film Bibliography / Bibliography of Western Australian film, television and video
· Awards: The AFI Awards
· Film Institute: Australian Film Institute
· Film Archive: Screensound Australia
Screenonline / Britmovie / Cinema Britain:
Filmography 1950-1969 / British
Films Catalogue (from 1998 only) / British Mod Cinema: The
Complete Listing / It's
not just Michael Powell: British films of the 30s, 40s and 50s / BTF - British Transport Films
/ Gaumont-British and Gainsborough
Filmography / Elstree
Calling :: The Story of Elstree Film & Television Studios
THE BRITISH FILM CATALOGUE by Denis Gifford
Published by Fitzroy Dearborn. 2000 ISBN 1-57958-171-4 (Set)
Vol 1: The Fiction Film ISBN 1-57958-199-4 Vol 2: The
Non-Fiction Film ISBN 1-57958-200-1.
This third edition contains every film from 1895 to 1994.
- Animated Films
Great
British Movie Toon Guide / The Mini Movie Guide
BRITISH ANIMATED FILMS, 1895-1985 : A Filmography by Denis
Gifford
Published by McFarland & Company,
Inc. 1987 ISBN 0-89950-241-5
Annual : Film Review Published by Reynolds & Hearn. 1944/5-
· Actors: British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987 by Scott Palmer. McFarland. 1988
· Directors: The Directory of British Filmmakers
· Books: BFI National Library
· Studios: British Film Studios by Patricia Warren. B.T.Batsford. 2001
· Awards: BAFTA Awards / IMDb: British Academy Awards
· Film Institute: The British Film Institute
· Film Archives: The National Film & Television Archive / Scottish Screen Archive / North West Film Archive
· Museums: The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television / The Bill Douglas Centre For The History Of Cinema And Popular Culture
The Great Canadian Guide
to the Movies / Canadian
Literature into Film / Canadian Film
Encyclopedia / Western
Canada Film List
A CENTURY OF CANADIAN CINEMA : Feature Film Guide from 1900-2001
by Gerald Pratley
Published by Lynx Images. 2003 ISBN
1-894073-21-5
CANADIAN FEATURE FILM INDEX, 1913-1985 by John D. Turner ;
French text, Micheline Morisset
Published by Library and Archives of Canada ,
National Film, Television and Sound Archives. 1987 ISBN 0-660-53364-2
Contains information on 1,222 films.
· Actors: Northern Stars - Actors
· Directors: Northern Stars - Directors
· Books: Canadian film and video : a bibliography and guide to the literature by Loren Lerner. Univ of Toronto. 1997
· Awards:The Genie Awards / A Pictorial History of the Canadian Film Awards by Maria Topalovich. Stoddart. 1984
· Film Institute: Canadian Film Institute • Institut canadien du film
· Film Archive: NA - Film, Video and Sound
Ireland
Film and Television Net Filmography
THE IRISH FILMOGRAPHY : Fiction Films 1896-1996 by Kevin
Rockett
Published by Red Mountain Press. 1996 ISBN 0-9526698-0-3
For more information see: Irish
Filmography and Still Irish
CINEMA IRELAND : A Database of Irish Films and Filmmakers 1896-1996
CD-ROM by Robert Monks
Published by The National Library of
Ireland. 1996
· Books: Ireland Film and Television Net
· Awards: IFTA Awards
· Film Institute: Film Institute of Ireland
· Film Archive: Irish Film Archive
NEW ZEALAND FILM 1912-1996 by Helen Martin & Sam
Edwards
Published by Oxford
University Press. 1997 ISBN 0-19-558336-1
Contains information on 184 films.
· Actors: A who's who of Australian and New Zealand film actors : the sound era by Scott Palmer. Scarecrow Press. 1988
· Awards: The Film & Television Awards of New Zealand
· Film Archive: The New Zealand Film Archive
MOVIES, MOGULS, MAVERICKS : SOUTH AFRICAN CINEMA, 1979-1991
by Johan Blignaut & Martin Botha Published by Showdata. 1992 ISBN
0-620-16529-4
For more infomation about this book, see the following Critical Arts article: Film in
Africa and South Africa
· Awards: AA Life/ M-Net
·
Books:
The history of the South African film
industry, 1940-1971; a bibliography by Adrienne Udeman.
University of the Witwatersrand. 1972
·
Film
Archive: South African National Film,
Video and Sound Archives,
Private Bag X236, Pretoria 0001 (postal) & 698 Church Street East, Pretoria
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