Short History of the Movies, A

A panoramic overview of the worldwide development of film

The 11th edition of A Short History of the Movies continues its long-standing tradition of scrupulously accurate details and jargon-free writing style that has made it the most widely adopted film history textbook.

From the early experiments with motion photography, through the American studio years of the 1930's and 1940's, from Neorealism and the New Wave, up to the present age of digital cinema, A Short History of the Movies provides a comprehensive presentation of the history of cinema.