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Title: Simply a staggering amount of film information
Review: I bought (and still have) the First Edition of this work when it first came out in the early '80s. I marvelled at the amount of entries. I still prefer its format to that of other film guides I have. I also find it amazing that it was the work of one man. Since Mr. Katz died, other editors have written newer entries, but I feel that Katz's leave his personal mark. One actually gets a feeling of film history in reading his entries. This encyclopedia is also truly international in scope, covering in depth Russian, French, Japanese, and other international film makers in depth. I will continue to buy new editions as they come out, even though it may have to go to multi-volumes in the future as this is already a hefty tome!
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