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The BFI Film Classics book series by multiple authors includes books Xiao Wu, Platform, Unknown Pleasures: Jia Zhangke's Hometown Trilogy, Salò or The Hundred and Twenty Days of Sodom, Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, and several more. See the complete BFI Film Classics series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles.
182 Books
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht

S.S. Prawer
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Went the Day Well? - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Went the Day Well?

Penelope Houston
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Night and the City - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Night and the City

Andrew Pulver
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Fires Were Started - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Fires Were Started

Brian Winston
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Mother India - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Mother India

Gayatri Chatterjee
From $9.69
Kind Hearts and Coronets - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Kind Hearts and Coronets

Michael Newton
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The Right Stuff - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Right Stuff

Tom Charity
From $12.49
The Idiots - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Idiots

John Rockwell
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Detour - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Detour

Noah Isenberg
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On the Waterfront - Book of the BFI Film Classics

On the Waterfront

Leo Braudy
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A City of Sadness - Book of the BFI Film Classics

A City of Sadness

Bérénice Reynaud
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Barry Keith Grant
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Gilda - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Gilda

Melvyn Stokes
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Vampyr - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Vampyr

David Rudkin
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L'Argent - Book of the BFI Film Classics

L'Argent

Kent Jones
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WR: Mysteries of the Organism - Book of the BFI Film Classics

WR: Mysteries of the Organism

Raymond Durgnat
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In the Realm of the Senses - Book of the BFI Film Classics

In the Realm of the Senses

Joan Mellen
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If... - Book of the BFI Film Classics

If...

Mark Sinker
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Boudu Saved from Drowning - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Boudu Saved from Drowning

Richard Boston
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Ratcatcher - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Ratcatcher

Annette Kuhn
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The Palm Beach Story - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Palm Beach Story

John Pym
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Belle de Jour - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Belle de Jour

Michael Wood
Out of Stock
Distant Voices, Still Lives - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Paul Farley
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Meshes of the Afternoon - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Meshes of the Afternoon

John David Rhodes
From $14.69
Lawrence of Arabia - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Lawrence of Arabia

Kevin Jackson
From $22.32
Head-On - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Head-On

Daniela Berghahn
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Solaris - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Solaris

Mark Bould
Out of Stock
Night Mail - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Night Mail

Michael Chanan, Scott Anthony
From $15.19
Far from Heaven - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Far from Heaven

John Gill
From $9.19
Dont Look Back - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Dont Look Back

Keith Beattie
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Eric Smoodin
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The Wings of the Dove - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Wings of the Dove

Robin Wood
From $10.59
Bringing Up Baby - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Bringing Up Baby

Peter Swaab
From $22.32
Tales of Hoffmann - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Tales of Hoffmann

William P. Germano, Helene E. Hoffmann, Tiffany Clarke Harrison
Out of Stock
The Man Who Knew Too Much - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Murray Pomerance
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Brazil - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Brazil

Paul McAuley
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Throne of Blood - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Throne of Blood

Robert N. Watson
From $13.37
Grey Gardens - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Grey Gardens

Matthew Tinkcom
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Marnie - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Marnie

Murray Pomerance
From $16.79
Victim - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Victim

John Coldstream
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An American in Paris - Book of the BFI Film Classics

An American in Paris

Sue Harris
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The Innocents - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Innocents

Christopher Frayling
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From Here to Eternity - Book of the BFI Film Classics

From Here to Eternity

J.E. Smyth
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César - Book of the BFI Film Classics

César

Stephen Heath
Out of Stock
Salesman - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Salesman

J.M. Tyree
From $13.37
La Dolce Vita - Book of the BFI Film Classics

La Dolce Vita

Richard Dyer
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The General - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The General

Peter Kramer, Peter Krämer
From $8.39
The Wizard of Oz - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Wizard of Oz

Salman Rushdie
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The Birds - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Birds

Camille Paglia
From $7.09
Citizen Kane - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Citizen Kane

Laura Mulvey
From $6.99
Napoleon: Abel Gance's Classic Film - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Napoleon: Abel Gance's Classic Film

Kevin Brownlow
From $6.89
The Searchers - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Searchers

Edward Buscombe
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The Terminator - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Terminator

Sean French
From $13.81
Vertigo - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Vertigo

Charles Barr
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The Silence of the Lambs - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Silence of the Lambs

Yvonne Tasker
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The Matrix - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Matrix

Joshua Clover
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Chinatown - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Chinatown

Michael Eaton
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The Shawshank Redemption - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Shawshank Redemption

Mark Kermode
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2001: A Space Odyssey - Book of the BFI Film Classics

2001: A Space Odyssey

Peter Krämer
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The Seventh Seal - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Seventh Seal

Melvyn Bragg
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Double Indemnity - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Double Indemnity

Richard Schickel
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Stagecoach - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Stagecoach

Edward Buscombe
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Blade Runner - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Blade Runner

Scott Bukatman
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The Thing - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Thing

Anne Billson
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Thelma and Louise - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Thelma and Louise

Marita Sturken
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The Godfather - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Godfather

Jon Lewis
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The Exorcist - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Exorcist

Mark Kermode
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Seven Samurai - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Seven Samurai

Joan Mellen
From $13.37
Do the Right Thing - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Do the Right Thing

Ed Guerrero
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Singin' in the Rain - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Singin' in the Rain

Peter Wollen
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Spirited Away - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Spirited Away

Andrew Osmond
From $15.08
The Best Years of Our Lives - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Best Years of Our Lives

Sarah Kozloff
From $10.09
A Matter of Life and Death - Book of the BFI Film Classics

A Matter of Life and Death

Ian Christie, Jane. Horatio
From $14.69
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Andrew M. Butler
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Brief Encounter - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Brief Encounter

Richard Dyer
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Metropolis - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Metropolis

Thomas Elsaesser
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The Manchurian Candidate - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Manchurian Candidate

Greil Marcus
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The Big Lebowski - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Big Lebowski

Ben Walters, J.M. Tyree
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M - Book of the BFI Film Classics

M

Anton Kaes
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The Third Man - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Third Man

Rob White
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Pulp Fiction - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Pulp Fiction

Dana Polan
From $22.32
Jaws - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Jaws

Antonia Quirke
From $7.39
Don't Look Now - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Don't Look Now

Mark Sanderson
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The Shining - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Shining

Roger Luckhurst
From $13.37
The Big Sleep - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Big Sleep

David Thomson
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The Godfather, Part II - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Godfather, Part II

Jon Lewis
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The Night of the Hunter - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Night of the Hunter

Simon Callow
From $11.19
Les Enfants du paradis - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Les Enfants du paradis

Jill Forbes
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Lolita - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Lolita

Richard Corliss
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Groundhog Day - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Groundhog Day

Ryan Gilbey
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Heat - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Heat

Nick James
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Taxi Driver - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Taxi Driver

Amy Taubin
From $9.99
The Gold Rush - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Gold Rush

Matthew Solomon
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High Noon - Book of the BFI Film Classics

High Noon

Philip Drummond
From $9.19
Sweet Smell of Success - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Sweet Smell of Success

James Naremore
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Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

David Robinson
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Rio Bravo - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Rio Bravo

Robin Paul Wood, Robin Wood
From $22.32
Sansho Dayu - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Sansho Dayu

Dudley Andrew, Carole Cavanaugh
From $7.99
Bicycle Thieves - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Bicycle Thieves

Robert S.C. Gordon
From $8.39
Night of the Living Dead - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Night of the Living Dead

Benjamin A. Hervey
From $5.89
Toy Story: A Critical Reading - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Toy Story: A Critical Reading

Tom Kemper
From $12.49
I Know Where I'm Going! - Book of the BFI Film Classics

I Know Where I'm Going!

Pam Cook
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October (BFI Film Classics) - Book of the BFI Film Classics

October (BFI Film Classics)

Richard Taylor
Out of Stock
Dead Man - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Dead Man

Jonathan Rosenbaum
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L.A. Confidential - Book of the BFI Film Classics

L.A. Confidential

Manohla Dargis
Out of Stock
Shadows - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Shadows

Ray Carney
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Caché - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Caché

Catherine Wheatley
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Pan's Labyrinth - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Pan's Labyrinth

Mar Diestro-Dopido
From $12.49
When Harry Met Sally ... - Book of the BFI Film Classics

When Harry Met Sally ...

Tamar Jeffers Mcdonald
From $13.81
Olympia - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Olympia

Taylor Downing
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Se7en - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Se7en

Richard Dyer
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Silent Running - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Silent Running

Mark Kermode
From $22.32
Unforgiven - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Unforgiven

Edward Buscombe
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Amores Perros - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Amores Perros

Paul Julian Smith
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Titanic - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Titanic

David M. Lubin
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8 1/2 - Book of the BFI Film Classics

8 1/2

D.A. Miller
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Greed - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Greed

Jonathan Rosenbaum
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Withnail & I - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Withnail & I

Kevin Jackson
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La Régle du Jeu - Book of the BFI Film Classics

La Régle du Jeu

V.F. Perkins
From $22.32
Cat People - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Cat People

Kim Newman
Out of Stock
Performance - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Performance

Colin MacCabe
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The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

A.L. Kennedy
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Wild Strawberries - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Wild Strawberries

Philip French, Kersti French
From $7.99
Star Wars - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Star Wars

Will Brooker
From $11.09
It's a Gift - Book of the BFI Film Classics

It's a Gift

Simon Louvish
Out of Stock
La Grande Illusion - Book of the BFI Film Classics

La Grande Illusion

Julian T. Jackson
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Things to Come - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Things to Come

Christopher Frayling
From $6.69
The Big Heat - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Big Heat

Colin McArthur
Out of Stock
The Usual Suspects - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Usual Suspects

Ernest Larson
From $11.09
L'avventura - Book of the BFI Film Classics

L'avventura

Geoffrey Nowell-Smith
Out of Stock
The Bigamist - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Bigamist

Amelie Hastie
Out of Stock
Ivan the Terrible - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Ivan the Terrible

Yuri Tsivian
Out of Stock
Gun Crazy - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Gun Crazy

Jim Kitses
From $19.59
Rome Open City (Roma citta apertà) - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Rome Open City (Roma citta apertà)

Davis Forgacs
Out of Stock
The Sound of Music - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Sound of Music

Caryl Flinn
From $13.81
Back to the Future - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Back to the Future

Robin Stoate, Andrew Shail
Out of Stock
Andrei Rublev - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Andrei Rublev

Robert C. Bird
From $22.32
Bombay - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Bombay

Lalitha Gopalan
From $6.69
Olivia de Havilland: Gone With the Wind - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Olivia de Havilland: Gone With the Wind

Helen Taylor, Helen Taylor
From $17.00
Blue Velvet - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Blue Velvet

Michael Atkinson
From $14.69
Meet Me in St Louis - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Meet Me in St Louis

Gerald Kaufman
Out of Stock
The Servant - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Servant

Amy Sargeant
From $13.37
Aguirre, the Wrath of God - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Eric Ames
Out of Stock
L'Atalante - Book of the BFI Film Classics

L'Atalante

Marina Warner
From $10.99
Written on the Wind - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Written on the Wind

Peter William Evans
Out of Stock
Alien - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Alien

Roger Luckhurst, Kashana Cauley
From $13.29
The War of the Worlds - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The War of the Worlds

Barry Forshaw
Out of Stock
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Peter William Evans
From $6.79
Los Olvidados - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Los Olvidados

Mark Polizzotti
Out of Stock
Once Upon a Time in America - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Once Upon a Time in America

Adrian Martin, Dashka Slater
From $16.99
Blackmail - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Blackmail

Tom Ryall
Out of Stock
Shoah - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Shoah

Sue Vice
Out of Stock
Crash - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Crash

Iain Sinclair
From $6.49
La Jetée - Book of the BFI Film Classics

La Jetée

Chris Darke
From $13.81
Pandora's Box - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Pandora's Box

Pamela Hutchinson, Pamela Hutchinson
From $12.29
Akira - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Akira

Michelle Le Blanc, Colin Odell
From $22.32
Shane - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Shane

Edward Countryman, Evonne Von Heussen-Countryman
Out of Stock
City Lights - Book of the BFI Film Classics

City Lights

Charles J. Maland
From $13.81
In the Mood for Love - Book of the BFI Film Classics

In the Mood for Love

Tony Rayns
From $15.33
The Magnificent Ambersons - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Magnificent Ambersons

V.F. Perkins
From $12.99
The Ghost and Mrs Muir - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Ghost and Mrs Muir

Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Frieda Grafe
Out of Stock
La Nuit Américaine (Day for Night) - Book of the BFI Film Classics

La Nuit Américaine (Day for Night)

Roger Crittenden
Out of Stock
Red River - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Red River

Suzanne Liandrat-Guigues
From $13.37
Trainspotting - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Trainspotting

Murray Smith
From $13.37
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

Anupama Chopra
Out of Stock
Modern Times - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Modern Times

Joan Mellen
From $8.49
The Blue Angel (BFI Film Classics) - Book of the BFI Film Classics

The Blue Angel (BFI Film Classics)

S.S. Prawer
Out of Stock
Cléo de 5 à 7 - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Cléo de 5 à 7

Steven Ungar
Out of Stock
Doctor Zhivago - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Doctor Zhivago

Ian Christie
Out of Stock
Eyes Wide Shut - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Eyes Wide Shut

Michel Chion
From $22.32
10 - Book of the BFI Film Classics

10

Geoff Andrew, Geoff Andrews
From $13.37
Il conformista - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Il conformista

Chris Wagstaff
Out of Stock
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans - Book of the BFI Film Classics

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

Lucy Fischer
From $13.37
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