Complete Index to World Film explained

Complete Index to World Film since 1895(citwf)
Commercial:	No
Type:	Online movie database
Language:	English
Owner:	Alan Goble
Author:	Alan Goble
Current Status:	Active

The Complete Index to World Film (citwf or citwf.com) is an online database of information related to movies. Citwf, compiled online by Alan Goble and Valan Publishing since 2004, had a Guinness Record as the world's largest published film-related database, with over 756,000 title entries.^[1]

In 1990, The Complete Index to World Film Since 1895 was published by Bowker Saur in two volumes. ^[2] and a CD version was published in 1995.^[3]

Overview

The Complete Index to World Film since 1895 contains information on over 518,639 films produced in over 175 countries of the world between 1888 and 2019 and is accessible by all. A subscription version is available to libraries and institutions and this version contains no advertising and the additional benefit of over 580,284 references to books and journals.

See also

• Allmovie
• Internet Movie Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: complete index to world film - CD review at videovista. www.videovista.net. 2009-02-13.
2. Web site: Emerald: Article Request - The Complete Index to World Film Since 1895. www.emeraldinsight.com. 2009-02-13.
3. Web site: IngentaConnect The Complete Index to World Film Since 1895 [CD-ROM](2nd ed.) - (1998). West Sussex, UK: Bowker-Saur. Annual. $1,295.00. ISBN 1-85739-252-3.]. www.ingentaconnect.com. 2009-02-13.