Help - Film record

The Film record page contains the entire film record selected via the Search results. Hit markers (hit) appear in the record preceding each instance of the terms used in your search criteria.

From the Film record page, you can refine your original search, add the record to your selected film records or return to the Film search results.

The following are available on the film record page:

Film records contain the following information about each film (if applicable):

  • Title
  • Year - Year of release.
  • Alternate Title(s) - Foreign, working, pre-release, alternately reviewed, or re-release titles (if available).
  • Director
  • Copyright, Production and Transmission Year - Not all dates may be listed.
  • Production Company - Company that produced the film, including parent companies and brand names (if available).
  • Country - Origin country of film.
  • Synopsis - Brief summary highlighting the principle aspects of the film.
  • Notes - Factual information about the film that may enhance or explain the credits, synopsys, production history, critical reception, or place in history of the film (if available).
  • Cast - Cast member names are linked to that individual's Person record if included in the database.
  • Credits - Credit names are linked to that individual's Person record if included in the database.
  • Awards - Includes awards title, year of award, award category, and cast or credit name (if applicable).
  • Running Time
  • Field Length
  • Colour Code
  • Colour System
  • Sound Code
  • Sound System
  • References - Lists all sources used in compiling this information (if available).
Note: Records may not contain all of the above items.

How the nationality of films is defined

The nationality of films included in Film Index International is assigned by taking into account the extent of involvement of the production companies. The most significant company listed on the credits is that (or those) that are given copyright. The British Film Institute lists the production companies in the order of the size of their input to the film. The nationality of the most significant company dictates the nationality of the film, and consequently the language of the main title. This explains why Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, for example, is included with its main title in German. It is not always possible to establish the nationality of a film from the early credit lists, and as a result revisions often occur as more detailed information becomes available.

Journal references for this film

If journal references are available, this link will appear at the top of the page. Click on the link to jump down to the references section of the Film record. To return to the top of the page, simply click on the back to top links.

Reference Linking

If your administrator has enabled reference linking, an icon or link will appear beneath each journal reference entry. Click on this in order to find journal articles in your library holdings. Your library website will open in a new browser window.

Download citation

Click on this link to download a citation for the record. The download citation page provides several download options.

Film finder

If your administrator has enabled the film finder, an icon or link will appear at the top of the film record, next to the film title. When you click on this, your library website will open in a new browser window and you will be able to search for a DVD or video copy of the film in the library holdings.

Durable URL for this record

Click the durable URL for this record link at the top of the page to obtain an OpenURL compliant link that will point to the Film record you are currently viewing. A pop-up box will appear with the OpenURL. Simply copy and paste the link into documents, email, or add it to your bookmarks.