Defining Moments in Movies: The Greatest Films, Stars, Scenes and Events that Made Movie Magic

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Which moments have defined the silver screen: Bogey’s "Here’s looking at you, Kid,” in Casablanca? Hitchcock’s shocking shower scene in Psycho? Morphing, flying bodies in The Matrix? From the Lumière brothers’ first public film exhibition in 1895 through the arrival of sound, from the golden age of Hollywood to Italian Neo-Realism, the French New Wave, and beyond to contemporary Asian cinema, this guide captures every facet of movie magic. Worldwide in scope, and written by a team of experts, it encompasses all the major directors, brilliant stars, popular genres, and even the most significant technical developments and influential film criticism. Every film buff will treasure this!

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- Dies Irae (Petr Skála)


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  1. 741 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
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    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
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    Deception

    1946, in 1 top list Check
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    Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani

    1946 — a.k.a. And One Did Not Come Back, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
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    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
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    The Man I Love

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
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    Margie

    1946, in 0 top lists Check
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    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
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    The Overlanders

    1946, in 2 top lists Check
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    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946, in 9 top lists Check
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    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
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    Dark Passage

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
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    Fireworks

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
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    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
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    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
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    La perla

    1947 — a.k.a. The Pearl, in 6 top lists Check
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    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
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    Jungle Patrol

    1948, in 0 top lists
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    Kaze no naka no mendori

    1948 — a.k.a. A Hen in the Wind, in 1 top list Check
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    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
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    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    1948, in 15 top lists Check
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    Moonrise

    1948, in 4 top lists Check
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    Mouse Wreckers

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
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    Red River

    1948, in 16 top lists Check
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    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
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    Xiao cheng zhi chun

    1948 — a.k.a. Spring in a Small Town, in 10 top lists Check
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    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
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    Colorado Territory

    1949, in 3 top lists Check
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    D.O.A.

    1949, in 5 top lists Check
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    Fast and Furry-ous

    1949, in 1 top list Check
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    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
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    Little Rural Riding Hood

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
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    Madame Bovary

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
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    Mahal

    1949, in 1 top list Check
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    Not Wanted

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Reckless Moment

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Set-Up

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
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    Slattery's Hurricane

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
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    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
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    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
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    Francesco, giullare di Dio

    1950 — a.k.a. The Flowers of St. Francis, in 10 top lists Check
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    Gun Crazy

    1950, in 17 top lists Check
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    In a Lonely Place

    1950, in 19 top lists Check
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    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
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    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
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