Cinema From the Silent Screen to the Hollywood Blockbuster

Have you ever wondered what year Alfred Hitchcock released his first film, which film made the biggest box office loss of all time, or who were the first actors to receive separate Oscars for playing the same role? This fascinating miscellany contains the answers to these questions and more! Packed with profiles of the heroes and villains of film, explorations of genre, statistics and infographics, Cinema is perfect for any movie buff who loves the storytelling magic of the silver screen.

Graham Tarrant is the author of some 30 books on a variety of subjects, but would swap them all for a walk-on part in a Western or for a turn round the floor in a glitzy Hollywood musical.

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