Martin Scorsese's Film School: The 85 films you need to see to know anything about film

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With 11 nominations and five wins for Hugo at the 2012 Oscars, Martin Scorsese remains one of the most influential directors in Hollywood. But what influenced him? Here’s an A-Z list of the films that mattered to Scorsese (in other words, the films you need to see to be the film expert you think you are).

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    Le cake-walk infernal

    1903 — a.k.a. The Cake-Walk Infernal, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 72 new

    I segreti dell'anima

    1912 — a.k.a. Secrets of the Soul, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    1921, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 64 new

    The Power and the Glory

    1933 — a.k.a. Power and Glory, in 1 top list Check
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    It Happened One Night

    1934, in 29 top lists Check
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    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936, in 11 top lists Check
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    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939, in 16 top lists Check
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    The Roaring Twenties

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
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    Stagecoach

    1939, in 21 top lists Check
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    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
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    How Green Was My Valley

    1941, in 11 top lists Check
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    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
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    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
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    Arsenic and Old Lace

    1944, in 9 top lists Check
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    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
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    Duel in the Sun

    1946, in 7 top lists Check
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    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
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    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
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    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
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    I Walk Alone

    1947, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
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    T-Men

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
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    Force of Evil

    1948, in 13 top lists Check
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    Germania anno zero

    1948 — a.k.a. Germany Year Zero, in 11 top lists Check
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    Macbeth

    1948, in 1 top list Check
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    Raw Deal

    1948, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
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    La terra trema

    1948 — a.k.a. The Earth Trembles, in 11 top lists Check
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    Caught

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 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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    Night and the City

    1950, in 12 top lists Check
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    Stromboli (Terra di Dio)

    1950 — a.k.a. Stromboli, in 7 top lists Check
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    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
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    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
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    The Magic Box

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Tales of Hoffmann

    1951, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice

    1951 — a.k.a. Othello, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Bad and the Beautiful

    1952, in 9 top lists Check
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    Europa '51

    1952 — a.k.a. Europe '51, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
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    House of Wax

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
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    Julius Caesar

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
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    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
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    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
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    Senso

    1954, in 12 top lists Check
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    Viaggio in Italia

    1954 — a.k.a. Journey to Italy, in 14 top lists Check
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    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
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    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 7, 2012; source