Robertson Patrick. The Guinness Book Of Film Facts & Feats

Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Limited, 1980. — 288 p. — ISBN: 0-85112-209-4.In its 288 p. this book is packed full of information relating to films, the methods of production and the film industry.
There are sections relating to performers, awards, box office, censorship, documentaries and shorts, news films, camera work, publicity, cinemas, titles, films on TV, amateur films, advertising films, animations, etc. All in the style which has made the Guinness Facts & Feats series such a success. To give some idea of the spread of contents, did you know that:
• The longest film ever made runs for two days and nights without interruption?
• The star with the longest screen career has been appearing in films since 1908?
• The first feature-length film was made in Australia?
• The largest cast for a film numbered 187,000-more than the number of people who saw it?
• Winston Churchill wrote film scripts?
• The longest production schedule was 18 years?
• Crazy inventions have included films for the blind?
• Only one western has been directed by a woman?
• A British monarch acted in movies?
• The first star to appear on screen naked was back in 1916?
• Dracula has never been portrayed on screen the way he was described in the book?
• Mary Pickford starred in a Russian movie-without her knowledge?Fade In.
The Industry.
Box Office and Budgets.
Story and Script.
Characters and Themes.
Performers.
Film Making and Film Makers.
Colour, Sound and Scope.
Music.
Titles and Credits.
Censorship.
Audiences and Exhibitors.
Press and Print.
Awards and Festivals.
Animation.
Shorts and Documentaries.
Television and the Movies.
Amateur Films.
Out-takes.