AGLC4 Rule 7.14.2: Films and Audiovisual Recordings

A film has no episode title, so its citation begins with the italic film title. Version details are given only for a non-standard version, and are kept out of the title unless they are an integral part of it.

AGLC4 page 127

Formatting

  • The citation begins with the italic film title.
  • A version that forms part of the title stays inside the italic title and is not repeated in the bracket.
  • A non-standard version (for example a director's cut) appears first in the bracket, roman, followed by a comma.
  • A standard or theatrical version is not stated.
  • The bracket then gives studio and year, and a time pinpoint may follow.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 127
  1. 97
    Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Ladd Company, 2007). [Not: Blade Runner (The Final Cut, Ladd Company, 2007).]
  2. 98
    12 Angry Men (Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 1957).
  3. 99
    Donnie Darko (Director’s Cut, Newmarket Films, 2004).
  4. 100
    The Dark Knight (Warner Brothers Pictures, 2008) 0:54:58–0:55:11. [Not: The Dark Knight (Theatrical Version, Warner Brothers …]

Not

Quoted from the Guide, page 127
  • [Not: Blade Runner (The Final Cut, Ladd Company, 2007).]
    the version is part of this film's title, so it stays in the italic title
  • [Not: The Dark Knight (Theatrical Version, Warner Brothers …]
    the standard theatrical version is not stated

See also

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