The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television

<p> The geographic scope of this work is all of Europe European Russia Great Britain Ireland Iceland the Mediterranean Islands such as Sicily and Corsica the Caucasus area north of Turkey including territory now in the new republics of Armenia Georgia and Azerbaijan and the Balkans and Greece.</p><p> There are entries for feature films shorts animation silents television series and films miniseries epics war films dramas literary adaptations comedies horrors mysteries musical comedies and operettas. Entries provide filmographic data cast and credits a brief synopsis commentary and references to the <I>Variety</I> review and one other filmographic source. Most of the titles were produced in Europe or Hollywood but a few were made in such countries as Japan Canada Australia Mexico and Argentina. Documentaries are not included. Subject (places periods events and historical figures) and name indexes allow for easy reference.</p>