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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is a film reference book
edited by Steven Jay Schneider with original essays on each film 1001 Movies You Must See
contributed by over 70 film critics. It is a part of a series designed Before You Die
and produced by Quintessence Editions, a London-based company,
and published in English-language versions by Cassell Illustrated
(UK), ABC Books (the publishing division of Australian
Broadcasting Corporation), and Barron's (US). The first edition was
published in 2003; the most recent edition was published on 3
October 2019. Contributors include Adrian Martin, Jonathan
Rosenbaum, Richard Peña, David Stratton, and Margaret Pomeranz.
The book has been popular in Australia, where it was the seventh
best-selling book in the country for a week in April 2004[1] and was
promoted alongside the presentation of the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation's My Favourite Film television special.[2]
The book has been published in many languages. The cover of the 2nd edition,
with a still from Psycho.
Author Steven Jay Schneider,
general editor
Country United Kingdom
Contents Language English
List Series Quintessence Editions,
Statistics sholay biya The 1001
Most nominated directors Before You Die series
Most nominated countries
Subject Film
Contributors Genre Non-fiction
Contributors Published 13 November 2003
Editions (Cassell Illustrated)
See also Media type Print (Hardcover)
References Pages 960 (1st edition)
Further reading ISBN 978-1-84403-044-6
External links OCLC 223768961 (https://ww
w.worldcat.org/oclc/22
3768961)
List LC Class PN1998 .A16 2003
Statistics
Ridley Scott 4
Andrei Tarkovsky 4
Luchino Visconti 4
Contributors
Contributors
Jason Solomons, who writes movie columns for The Observer and The Mail on Sunday, contributed the
book foreword; as of the "5th anniversary" edition over 70 critics contributed essays (of up to 500 words) on
the films, including: Geoff Andrew, Linda Badley, Kathryn Bergeron, Garrett Chaffin-Quiway, Roumiana
Deltcheva, Nezih Erdogan, Jean-Michel Frodon, Chris Fujiwara, Tom Gunning, Ernest Hardy, Aniko Imre,
Kyung Hyun Kim, Frank Lafond, Adrian Martin, Kim Newman, Devin Orgeron, Marsha Orgeron, Richard
Peña, Margaret Pomeranz, Jonathan Rosenbaum, David Stratton, Adisakdi Tantimedh, Michael Tapper, Sam
Umland, Matt Venne, Ginette Vincendeau, Andy Willis, and Josephine Woll.
Editions
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2019). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (13th ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960. ISBN 978-
1438050751. OCLC 1089439153 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1089439153). (cover: A Star
Is Born)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2018). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (12th ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960. ISBN 978-
1788400794. OCLC 1032028634 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1032028634). (cover: Blade
Runner 2049)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2017). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (11th ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960. ISBN 978-
1438050065. OCLC 1016549609 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1016549609). (cover: Arrival -
US / Moonlight - UK)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2016). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (11th ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960. ISBN 978-
1844038893. OCLC 967496885 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/967496885). (cover: The
Revenant)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2015). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (9th ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960. ISBN 978-
1844037339. OCLC 796279948 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796279948). (cover: Birdman
or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) in the paperback, a poster montage in the hardcover)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2014). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (7th ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960. ISBN 978-
1844037339. OCLC 1028461761 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1028461761). (cover: Gravity)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2013). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (6th ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960. ISBN 978-
1844037339. OCLC 828076912 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/828076912). (cover: Life of Pi)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2012). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (5th ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960. ISBN 978-
1844037339. OCLC 796279948 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796279948). (cover: Tinker
Tailor Soldier Spy)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2011). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (4th ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960. ISBN 978-0-
7641-6422-4. OCLC 729687278 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/729687278). (cover: Black
Swan – US / Inception – UK)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2010). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (3rd updated ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960.
ISBN 978-1-84403-680-6. OCLC 645677397 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/645677397).
(cover: Avatar)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2009). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (3rd updated ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960.
ISBN 978-1-84403-680-6. OCLC 403468162 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/403468162).
(cover: The Dark Knight)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2008). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (5th Anniversary/3rd ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960.
ISBN 978-0-7641-6151-3. OCLC 213305397 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/213305397).
(cover: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2007). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (Updated 2nd ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960.
ISBN 978-0-7641-5907-7. OCLC 271666651 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/271666651).
(cover: Return of the Jedi)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2005). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions (2nd ed.). Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. p. 960. ISBN 978-0-
7641-5907-7. OCLC 225055129 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225055129). (cover: The
Shining)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2003). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (https://archive.
org/details/1001moviesyoumus0000unse/page/960). Quintessence Editions (1st ed.).
Hauppauge, New York: Barron's Educational Series. pp. 960 (https://archive.org/details/1001m
oviesyoumus0000unse/page/960). ISBN 978-0-7641-5701-1. OCLC 717072823 (https://www.
worldcat.org/oclc/717072823). (cover: Psycho / Pulp Fiction)
Schneider, Steven Jay, ed. (2003). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. Quintessence
Editions. Sydney: ABC Books for Australian Broadcasting Corp. p. 960. ISBN 978-0-7333-
1315-8. OCLC 62539484 (https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62539484). (cover: Psycho)
Source: WorldCat
See also
List of films considered the best
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die
References
1. "Best sellers" (https://web.archive.org/web/20071010121612/http://www.newstext.com.au/doc
s/STE/2004/get.jsp?docid=STE-20040418-1-088-4134004V1@NSW-METRO-2004-2003).
The Sunday Telegraph. 18 April 2004. Archived from the original (http://www.newstext.com.au/
docs/STE/2004/get.jsp?docid=STE-20040418-1-088-4134004V1@NSW-METRO-2004-2003)
on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2007.
2. My Favourite Film (http://www.abc.net.au/myfavouritefilm/default.htm) Archived (https://web.arc
hive.org/web/20070914204659/http://www.abc.net.au/myfavouritefilm/default.htm) 2007-09-14
at the Wayback Machine, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
3. Schneider, Steven Jay; Smith, Ian Haydn (2017). 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die,
7th edition (https://books.google.fr/books?id=Hf86DwAAQBAJ&dq=1001+movies+you+must+s
ee+before+you+die). Barron's Educational Series. ISBN 9781438065212.
Further reading
Bernard Trink (20 April 2007). "As Good as They Come". Bangkok Post. p. R11.
Ron Rollins (30 January 2005). "Read the book then see the movies". Dayton Daily News.
p. F1.
Abl Wild (12 November 2003). "1001 ways to give cinema new scope". The Herald. p. 13.
Peter Haran (23 May 2004). "The must-see movies of all time". Sunday Mail. p. 84.
External links
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (https://web.archive.org/web/20180208183327/htt
p://barronseduc.com/0764167901.html) from Barron's Educational Series, with A Peek Inside
(http://www.barronsbooks.com/cat/bookviews/idx0764164228.html) (ten sample essays from
the book)
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