film|og|ra|phy

film|og|ra|phy
film|og|ra|phy «fihl MOG ruh fee», noun, plural -phies.
1. a list or record of the films of a particular actor or director: »

... complete filmographies of such performers as Bogart, Chaplin, Bette Davis, W. C. Fields (Saturday Review).

2. writings dealing with motion pictures: »

This important book…is essential for any real followers of the cinema to add to their bookcase of filmography (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

3. a book or article dealing with the films of a particular actor or director: »

Books about the movies are tumbling from the presses…: star autobiographies, illustrated filmographies of their careers (Harper's).

╂[< film + -ography, as in bibliography, biography]

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