Peter Cowie is a film historian and author of many books on film. In 1963 he was the founder/publisher and general editor of the annual International Film Guide, a survey of worldwide film production.
Books in order of publication:
Ingmar Bergman: A Critical Biography, New York: Scribers, 1982
The Godfather Book, London: Faber and Faber, 1997
The Apocalypse Now Book, New York: Da Capo Press, 2001
John Ford and the American West, Harry Abrams Inc., New York, 2004
Revolution: The Explosion of World Cinema in the Sixties, New York: Faber and Faber, 2004
Louise Brooks: Lulu Forever, New York: Rizzoli, 2006
Akira Kurosawa: Master of Cinema, New York, Rizzoli, 2010
The Godfather: The Official Motion Picture Archives, 2012
Happy 75°: A Brief Introduction to the History of the International Film Festival [of Venice], Venezia: La Biennale di Venezia, 2018
Japanese Cinema. A Personal Journey, Berkeley CA, Stone Bridge Press, 2022
God and the Devil, The Life and Work of Ingmar Bergman, London, Faber and Faber, 2023
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