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Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide

From Leonard Maltin, author of the bestselling annual Movie Guide, comes this guide to classic movies. Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide includes more than 7,000 capsule reviews of classic movies, including: The Birth of a Nation (1915), Gone With the Wind (1939), The Philadelphia Story (1940), High Noon (1952), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).

In addition, this unique volume also offers a star and director index, a full listing of classic movies on DVD, and Leonard Maltin's unique Top Ten lists. The result is an authoritative, dynamic guide to the classics no film aficionado should be without.

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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 09, 2008 Type: User Review Handy Guide to Classic and Not-So Classic Movies

l've purchased Leonard Maltin's annual movie guide for years. As the book grew, I wondered when it would come to a breaking point. Then I found that the 2008 guide did not go back beyond 1960, except in rare cases. At first I felt gouged tbat I...
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From: Amazon Posted: May 01, 2008 Type: User Review Indespensible

This volume includes all of the previous movie guides pre-1960 Ratings and reviews. Very nice to have for a classic movie buff, since older "less" necessary films were being ommited every year for the inclusion of newer releases to keep his...
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 21, 2008 Type: User Review Terribly disappointing

I purchased this book after being reminded of it on the inside back cover of Maltin's latest (2008) Movie Guide. I had first heard of it after complaining that thousands of most valuable *older* movie listings (the very ones one most needs the...
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 16, 2008 Type: User Review Old Movie Buff

I love the classics and this book can help you with who starred in them
and the yr they were made.
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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 10, 2008 Type: User Review Maltin Movie Classic Book

The book is an excellent source of old movies that were written before 1956. I like it because it tells me the names of the actors. It also gives a very good review of the movie itself.
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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 10, 2008 Type: User Review Maltin Movie Classic Book

The book is an excellent source of old movies that were written before 1956. I like it because it tells me the names of the actors. It also gives a very good review of the movie itself.
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From: Amazon Posted: Oct 14, 2007 Type: User Review Good book but needs updated!!

This is a very well written and informative refrence book, I would love for it to have included more movies and information though. A must for people looking for a long lost movie.
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From: Amazon Posted: Oct 14, 2007 Type: User Review Good book but needs updated!!

This is a very well written and informative refrence book, I would love for it to have included more movies and information though. A must for people looking for a long lost movie.
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 07, 2007 Type: User Review Is there a reason for this book?

In the past, Leonard Maltin has provided us with helpful movie guides that have served their purpose for many years. They are revised every year and provide invaluable information concerning availability on VCR and DVD along with thumbnail...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 07, 2007 Type: User Review Is there a reason for this book?

In the past, Leonard Maltin has provided us with helpful movie guides that have served their purpose for many years. They are revised every year and provide invaluable information concerning availability on VCR and DVD along with thumbnail...
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