100 Best Films of the 20th Century. Barry Norman (First Edition Hardback) 1992

 100 BEST FILMS OF THE CENTURY by Barry Norman.

100 Best Films presents the personal choice of Barry Norman, the leading TV critic and personality. Barry Norman's choice ranges from the silent Greats, such as THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) to the brilliant inventiveness of films like E.T. (1982).

Amongst the Best chosen from the Uk are THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS (1935), THE THIRD MAN (1949), LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) and GREGORY'S GIRL (1980); from France, LA GRANDE ILLUSION (1937) and LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS (1945); from Italy, BICYCLE THIEVES (1948) and THE LEOPARD (1963); from Japan, RASHOMON (1951); from Hollywood, GONE WITH THE WIND (1939), CITIZEN KANE (1941), CASABLANCA (1942) and BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID (1969).

Each film chosen details the stars, the director, the director of photography, the musical director, the producer, the scriptwriter, the Oscar awards for the year, and the film's runnin g time.

In an introduction which is both lively and shrewd, Barry Norman outlines the history of the cinema and reveals the criteria by which he made his choice.

100 BEST FILMS is a fascinating collection which presents and illustrates the many and diverse talents throughout the 20th Century who have made the Silver Screen a magical world of entertainment, of information, of inspiration.

A FIRST EDITION hardback published in 1992 by Chapmans (£16.99 r.r.p.)