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+# Display all available tables in the Sakila database - Done
+USE sakila;
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM actor;
+
+# Retrieve all the data from the tables actor, film and customer.
+SELECT * FROM actor;
+SELECT * FROM film;
+SELECT * FROM customer;
+
+# Retrieve the following columns from their respective tables:
+# 3.1 Titles of all films from the film table
+SELECT title FROM film;
+
+# 3.2 List of languages used in films, with the column aliased as language from the language table
+SELECT name AS language FROM language;
+
+# 3.3 List of first names of all employees from the staff table
+SELECT first_name FROM staff;
+
+# Retrieve unique release years.
+SELECT DISTINCT release_year FROM film;
+
+# Counting records for database insights:
+# 5.1 Determine the number of stores that the company has
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM store;
+
+# 5.2 Determine the number of employees that the company has
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM staff;
+
+# 5.3 Determine how many films are available for rent and how many have been rented
+SELECT COUNT(*) FROM film;
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT inventory_id) FROM rental;
+
+# 5.4 Determine the number of distinct last names of the actors in the database.
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT last_name) FROM actor;
+
+# Retrieve the 10 longest films.
+SELECT title, length
+FROM film
+ORDER BY length DESC
+LIMIT 10;
+
+# Use filtering techniques in order to:
+# Retrieve all actors with the first name "SCARLETT".
+SELECT FROM actor
+WHERE first_name = 'SCARLETT'
+
+