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Example Hitchcock, Alfred, dir. Suspicion. Perf. Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine. 1941. DVD. Turner,
1995.
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Name of director
Last name first, then first and middle names. Avoid the use of initials. Follow it with a comma and dir. - Hitchcock, Alfred, dir.
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Title of the movie Underlined followed by a period - Suspicion.
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Names of major performers in movie
List the names of a couple of major actors/actresses in the movie preceded by Perf. and followed by a period - Perf. Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine.
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Date of the original release of the movie
Give the year of when the movie was originally released followed by a period - 1941.
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Medium in which you watched the movie
This would the format you used to watch the movie such as DVD, Videocassette, Laser Disc, etc. followed by a period - DVD.
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Name of the distributor
Give the name of the company that released the movie such as Paramount Pictures, Lucas Films, Walt Disney, etc. followed by a comma - Turner,
Date of version you watched
Give the year of when the version you watched was released followed by a period - 1995.
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[The above information is based on p. 198-199 of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition]
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