Moving pictures as a historical resource -- The interaction of moving pictures and history -- The sum of its parts : understanding the medium -- Assessing a film's historical content -- Documentary films as primary and secondary sources -- "Based on a true story" : history and biography in narrative film -- A sense of time and place : historical fiction -- Capturing the moment : narrative movies as historical and cultural artifacts -- Around the world in eighty (or so) movies -- Your turn : writing about history in film -- Your research portal : sources on history in film