Reference the film directly in the text of the paper. Though MLA style typically includes parenthetical citations, when referencing a film, it is preferable to refer to it directly in the text rather than using parentheses.
Include in your text the name of the person that begins the corresponding entry on the works cited page. For example:
Hitchcock's Rear Window is a murder mystery starring James Stewart.
This is sufficient, because the film will appear under "Hitchcock" on the works cited page, as he is the film's director. Italicize all film titles.
Begin the citation on the works cited page with the director. Place it in alphabetical order among other citations on this page. Using our previous example, it would appear as:
Hitchcock, Alfred, dir.
Add the other pertinent information about the film, beginning with the title, which should be in italics. After the title comes the distributor (followed by a comma), the year of release (followed by a period) and the medium consulted. For example, if the medium is DVD, write "DVD;" if it is a VHS tape, write "VHS" and so on.
Your final citation should resemble the following:
Hitchcock, Alfred, dir. Rear Window. Paramount Pictures, 1954. DVD.
Use a signal phrase for in-text citations, similar to the method in MLA style (see above). Give the film's year of release in parentheses. For example:
In Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940), the title character is never actually seen.
Italicize all film titles.
Begin the citation on the references page with the producer (followed by a comma) and the director (followed by a period). Then add the year of release (followed by a period).
Add the title of the movie in italics (followed by a period), the country of origin (followed by a colon) and the studio or distributor.
Your final citation should resemble the following:
Selznick, David O. & Hitchcock, Alfred. 1940. Rebecca. United States: United Artists.
Cite your source using either a footnote or an endnote. The format of the citation is the same — the only difference is whether the note appears at the bottom of the page or at the end of the article.
Start the "note" reference with the producer. It should appear as:
David O. Selznick, prod.
Follow this with the film's title; then, in parentheses, the location where it was produced, the studio, and the year. It should appear as:
David O. Selznick, prod., Rebecca (Hollywood: The Selznick Studio, 1940).
Italicize all film titles.
Cite the film on the bibliography page exactly as in the note, except give the producer's last name before his first. It will appear as:
Selznick, David O., prod., Rebecca (Hollywood: The Selznick Studio, 1940).
Italicize all film titles.