The Movie Book

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The Movie Book (Phaidon, 1999) is an A-Z guide to 500 celebrated individuals who have made a landmark contribution to the medium of film. Packed with absorbing details and rich with history, all genres of cinema are included - from Hollywood blockbusters to French New Wave, from groundbreaking science-fiction films to animation classics, and from screwball comedies to film-noir thrillers.

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  1. 8 new

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 49 new

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  3. 76 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 79 new

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  5. 81 new

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 102 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 131 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 184 new

    Private Benjamin

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 218 new

    Becky Sharp

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  10. 226 new

    The Duellists

    1977, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 244 new

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  12. 249 new

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  13. 261 new

    Hong gao liang

    1988 — a.k.a. Red Sorghum, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 267 new

    La ciociara

    1960 — a.k.a. Two Women, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 272 new

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  16. 275 new

    The Hill

    1965, in 1 top list Check
  17. 283 new

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 303 new

    Ice Cold in Alex

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  19. 348 new

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  20. 367 new

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  21. 377 new

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  22. 385 new

    Die Blechtrommel

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tin Drum, in 14 top lists Check
  23. 390 new

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 397 new

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  25. 444 new

    The Spy in Black

    1939, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 450 new

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 470 new

    Good Morning, Vietnam

    1987, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 479 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
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