Home›Sources›A History of Narrative FilmSourcesA History of Narrative FilmAcademic MonographCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextFilm and Media Atlas. "A History of Narrative Film." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-media.interactiveatlas.org/sources/cook-history-of-narrative-film.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextFilm and Media Atlas. (n.d.). A History of Narrative Film. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-media.interactiveatlas.org/sources/cook-history-of-narrative-filmCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{filmandmediaatlas-a-history-of-narrative-film, author = {Film and Media Atlas}, title = {A History of Narrative Film}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-media.interactiveatlas.org/sources/cook-history-of-narrative-film}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingDavid A. Cook, A History of Narrative Film, W. W. Norton. A standard scholarly history of narrative cinema from the invention of the medium onward, cited for the long arc of film history.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (79 claims)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedW. W. NortonSource TypeWell-attestedAcademic MonographAuthorWell-attestedDavid A. CookPublication YearWell-attested2016Fifth edition; first published 1981.SourcesA History of Narrative FilmDavid A. Cook, W. W. Norton, 2016Claims Backed By This Source (79 claims)This source backs 79 claims across the atlas. As facts: 47 well-attested. As cited relationships: 16 holds, 1 connected. Plus 15 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicLandmark Works, 31 claims: 16 well-attested, 10 holds, 5 general references.Figures, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.Concepts, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Milestones, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.Technologies, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Categories, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Media Forms, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested47CategoriesLandmark WorksConceptsContinuity EditingMontageFiguresAuguste and Louis LumiereGeorges MeliesSergei EisensteinLandmark WorksA Trip to the MoonBattleship PotemkinCitizen KaneThe Great Train RobberyThe Jazz SingerMedia FormsFilmMilestonesFirst Paid Public Film ScreeningOpen QuestionsWhich work counts as the first film?SourcesA History of Narrative FilmTechnologiesCinematographeHolds16ConceptsContinuity EditingMontageFiguresSergei EisensteinLandmark WorksA Trip to the MoonBattleship PotemkinCitizen KaneThe Great Train RobberyThe Jazz SingerMilestonesFirst Paid Public Film ScreeningTechnologiesCinematographeConnected1Open QuestionsWhich work counts as the first film?General References15CategoriesLandmark WorksConceptsContinuity EditingMontageFiguresAuguste and Louis LumiereGeorges MeliesSergei EisensteinLandmark WorksA Trip to the MoonBattleship PotemkinCitizen KaneThe Great Train RobberyThe Jazz SingerMedia FormsFilmMilestonesFirst Paid Public Film ScreeningOpen QuestionsWhich work counts as the first film?TechnologiesCinematographeTake a Related QuizThe Film and Media Atlas Founding QuizIncludes a question about A History of Narrative Film.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year