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MLA Citation

General MLA Guidelines

List films by their title. Include the name of the director, the film studio or distributor, and the release year. If relevant, list performer names after the director's name.

  • Star Wars Episode IV: Directed by George Lucas. Twentieth Century Fox, 1977. 
    • In-text citation points to Works Cited (Star Wars)

Check the MLA Style Center for how to format an in-text citation for a film.