Chronicle of the cinema / directed by Catherine Legrand ; Robyn Karney, editor in chief.

Birth of an industry (1900 to 1919) -- The silent era (1920 to 1929) -- Movies find a voice (1930 to 1939) -- War and after (1940 to 1949) -- The swing of the pendulum (1950 to 1959) -- The new wave (1960 to 1969) -- Strange bedfellows (1970 to 1979) -- The Reagan years (1989 to 1990) -- Towards the millennium (1990 to 1995) -- Moguls and machines (The development of sound / Joel W. Finler -- The Studio system / Joel F. Finler -- Color and widescreen / Joel W. Finler -- The Oscar story / Ronald Bergan -- Cameras / Joel F. Finler -- Box-office hits / Joel W. Finler -- Reel music / Ronald Bergan -- Special effects : tricks of the trade / Joel W. Finler) -- Index.