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| 1290 BC The Ten Commandments DeMille's Vision of Moses Freeing the Hebrews from Egypt In this Cecil B. DeMille account of the Biblical story of the Exodus, the Pharaoh is Rameses II, of the 19th Dynasty.
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| 1193 BC Troy Trojan War Action film emphasizing internal conflicts within both the Trojan and Greek sides.
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| 1193 BC The Trojan Women The Trojan-Greek Conflict from the Point of View of Women Based on the Euripides tragedy about the aftermath of Troy, the film stars Katherine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave, Irene Papas and Genevieve Bujold.
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| 1000 BC King David King David ascends to power A Hebrew youth rises to power and unites the Jewish tribes, making Jerusalem the capital of Israel.
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| 481 BC One Night with the King Xerxes finds a new bride while he prepares for war with the Greeks This movie ultimately derives from the Biblical text in the Song of Esther.
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| 480 BC The 300 Spartans Spartan soldiers die holding invading army at bay At the Battle of Thermopylae a small unit of Spartan soldiers fend off a much larger Persian army. Their self-sacrifice allowed the Greeks time to mount an effective defense against the invading Persians under Xerxes.
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| 335 BC Alexander Alexander the Great embarks on conquest Recounts the campaign of the Macedonian general through Persia into India and back to Mesopotamia.
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| 216 BC Hannibal Carthaginian general invades Italy to move on Rome
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| 73 BC Spartacus Spartacus Leads a Valiant but Doomed Slave Revolt Against Rome This epic film epitomizes the fundamental stories about the struggle for freedom. A gladiator slave fights to liberate himself and his colleagues. Although this Stanley Kubrick masterpiece takes plenty of literary liberties with the history, it has stood for have a century as the archetypical retelling of the Spartacus saga. Kirk Douglas in the title role leads a cast that includes Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton and Jean Simmmons.
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| 44 BC Julius Caesar Assasination of Julius Caesar and aftermath This Shakespeare play describes the event that led to the end of the Roman Republic and the beginning of the Empire.
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| 30 BC Cleopatra Cleopatra engages in world-changing drama The beautiful queen of Egypt uses here guile and beauty to conquer those who would conquer her land. The film dramatizes the political intrique that brought the dynasties of the Egyptian Pharaohs to an end, the empire of Rome to a beginning and the deaths of three of the periods most powerful figures: Julius Ceasar; Cleopatra; and Mark Antony.
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| 1 The Nativity Story The Birth of Jesus This film looks at the society and politics surrounding the birth of Christ.
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| 30 The Greatest Story Ever Told Jesus is Crucified after He Completes His Ministry This George Stevens film recounts the preaching, arrest, trial and execution of Jesus of Nazareth, the founder of Christianity.
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| 68 Quo Vadis Christians persecuted in the last year of Nero's reign This 1951 dramatizes the political discontent leading to the fall of Nero, the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors. It also represents the growing Christian faith in Rome.
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| 312 Constantine and the Cross Constantine Wins the Battle of Milvian Bridge to Assume Control of the Roman Empire Constantine took control from co-Augustus Maxentius after having a vision of a Cross in the sky. Constantine a year later issued the Edict of Milan granting tolerance of Christianity. In 325 he convened the Council of Nicaea, which sought to provide a unified Christian doctrine.
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| 452 Attila Attila the Hun Marches on Rome, but Spares It The major barbaric conqueror at the end of the Roman Empire spares Rome after Pope Leo I implores him to leave Italy in peace. The emperor of the nomadic Huns had ravage much of Europe and interfered with its politics in pursuit of tribute and territory.
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| 878 Alfred the Great Alfred Defends his Realm against the Danes This documentary explains how the Anglo-Saxon king battles invaders from across the North Sea to maintain control over his land. His victory enabled him to reinvigorate London.
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| 1170 Becket Murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury This film, the first of two starring Peter O'Toole as Henry II, dramatizes Church/State conflict in Europe. It also shows the ongoing struggle between Normans and Saxons a century after the conquest. Related link: BBC British history page on the assassination of Beckett
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| 1183 Lion in Winter Henry II's family fights bitterly for his succession The second Henry II role played by Peter O'Toole. The historic characters of Richard and John, who play prominent roles in Robin Hood tales, are developed in this film.
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| 1187 Kingdom of Heaven The capture of Jerusalem by Saladin Combines the story of King Baldwin, the Knights Templars and Muslim armies solidifying Islamic control over the Holy Land. The events led to the Third Crusades.
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| 1194 The Adventures of Robin Hood King Richard I returns to England after captivity in Europe This 1938 classic of the Robin Hood legend continues the Angevin dynasty of Henry II. John, youngest son of Henry, nearly usurps the English throne while Richard is away on Crusade and then a captive of the Holy Roman Emperor. The plot of the movie moves towards the return of Richard to power and the reestablishment of justice.
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| 1297 Braveheart William Wallace defeats the British at the Battle of Sterling Bridge This film depicts the fight for Scottish independence from England's Edward I (Longshanks), a Plantagenet king who was the great-grandson of Henry II. Robert the Bruce also figures in this movie as a politically ambivalent character. Wallace was captured and executed in 1305.
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| 1327 Name of the Rose Pope John XXII in dispute with Franciscan order Set in a 14th Century abbey, this book and film look at the Middle Ages just before the plague descended upon Europe. At base a murder mystery, the work also weaves in both contemporary and timeless themes such as the search for truth in the face of convention and faith versus reason.
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| 1415 Henry V Battle of Agincourt Kenneth Branagh uses cinematic realism to highlight Shakespeare's theatrical interpretation of British pluck overcoming long odds to beat chivalric strategies and arrogance.
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| 1431 The Messenger Joan of Arc Fights to Liberate France The motivating actions of a peasant girl who claimed revelations from saints help the French lift the siege of Orlean's in 1429 during the Hundred Year's War. This siege was part of the power struggle in France that had accelerated with Henry V's victory at Agincourt.
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| 1536 Anne of a Thousand Days Anne Boleyn Plays Her Pivotal Role in British History Henry VIII has his second wife beheaded in his search for a male heir to his throne. Ironically, their daughter Elizabeth would grow to take the throne.
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| 1547 The Tudors King Henry VIII's Life, Loves and Legends Leave their Mark on England and the Western World This four-season TV series dramatizes the reign of Henry VIII, the most flamboyant ruler of the Tudor dynasty. The on-screen romances that delight and bedevil Henry suggest how the motivations and lustfulness of an energetic king could change history. The plot twists, although full of artistic license, show how the intrigue of real life often can overshadow fiction.
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| 1548 The Legend of Suriyothai Thai Queen Suriyothai's Sacrifice Leads to Victory This Thai production shows the romantic politics and political maneuvering that culminates in a decisive battle with Siam
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| 1553 Lady Jane Great-Granddaughter of Henry VII Caught in a Political Web Sitting on the throne for less than two weeks, Lady Jane Grey falls victim to the political machinations that put her in power in a failed attempt to block the Catholic Mary from ruling England.
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| 1558 Elizabeth Elizabeth I ascends to the throne and meets challenges The movie examines the uncertainties of Elizabeth's ascension and her early years as queen.
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| 1558 Young Bess After Years of Uncertainty, Elizabeth Ascends to the Throne Following the early life of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, this film reflects a steadfastness in young Elizabeth and court treachery and, in the film, her own affection for a powerful man toss her back and forth in both politics and love. With Jean Simmons as Elizabeth, Charles Laughton as Henry VIII, Deborah Kerr as Catherine Parr and Stewart Grainger as Tom Seymour, the film is a model example of good acting and screen presence from the era of Technicolor spectacles in the 1940's and 1950's. The film was released in 1953, the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II.
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| 1575 Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I is courted by the Earl of Leicester This account of the Virgin Queen's love life features Helen Mirren who won an Oscar in 2007 for her role in The Queen, a biopic about Queen Elizabeth II.
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| 1575 Kagemusha Battle of Nagashino Famed Japanese director Akiro Kurosawa climaxed this epic about persona, deceit and leadership with a recreation of the pivotal Battle of Nagashino. Not only did this battle set up the ending of the Warring States period (one powerful clan was destroyed) but new techniques of armed firepower presaged the end of the cavalry charge as an effective offensive tactic. This history in the film is strong and vibrant, but the story of human motivations and impacts forms the core of Kurosawa's art.
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| 1581 The Virgin Queen Queen Elizabeth I ascends to the crown
Sir Walter Raleigh charms his way into Queen Elizabeth's favor, only to incur her wrath when he woos and weds one of her ladies in waiting. Bette Davis returns to the role of QE I with all the fire and power she portrayed in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex.
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| 1587 Seven Samurai Samurai fight bandits for farmers in Japan's civil war period Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece depiction of seven masterless samurai during the warring states (or sengoku period of Japan. The date is derived from the faux "birthdate" of the star, but is significant because it lies about 100 years after the beginning of the sengoku period (which started with the Onin wars and is about one generation before Tokugawa Ieyasu firmly established a stable shogunate in the first years of the 1600s. Although the specific combination of characters and events is fictitious, Kurosawa, a meticulous historical researcher, wove together many facets of Japanese history into a period piece that is also a universal look at man as individual and member of a series of groups. This film is not only regarded as the greatest jidai-gecki, or "samurai swordplay" film, but as the greatest Japanese film of all times. It was copied as a western in "The Magnificent Seven." And notice how the word "jidai" comes to cinematic life again in George Lucas's figure of the Jedi Knight in the "Star Wars" saga.
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| 1601 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex The Execution of the Earl of Essex ends his relation with Queen Elizabeth Bette Davis and Errol Flynn portray the historical figures at the top of English nobility. Their equally strong wills attract them to each other, but in the end dooms the ambitious Earl.
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| 1654 Queen Christina The Queen of Sweden Works Through the Challenges of Rule Greta Garbo portrays the Swedish sovereign weighing personal concerns against the good of her country and continent.
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| 1680 The Libertine Death of John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester A look at the decadence of Restoration England in which a poet playboy runs afoul of both King Charles II and his own good health through debauchery. Interweaves rationalist philosophies, court politics and living conditions of the 17th century.
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| 1722 Rob Roy Rob Roy MacGregor A look at the early 18th century conflict between English nobility and Scots herdsmen. Swordplay and drama fill out the beautiful Scottish scenery.
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| 1757 Last of the Mohicans Siege of Fort William Henry is Background for Historic Drama The dwindling survivors of a Native American tribe witness and participate in the French Indians wars, watching the international and tribal politics of North America interwine with personal relationships.
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| 1762 The Scarlet Empress Catherine the Great Takes Control of Russia A young German princess is married into the Russian Imperial family, only to beguile the court and military officers and become the great empress of Russia. Marlene Dietrich, under the direction of Josef von Sternberg, conquers the screen like Catherine conquered her court.
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| 1776 John Adams Adams Works for US Independence and then Builds Presidency This mini-series shows how John Adams lived the major values of his life. Starting with his defense of British soldiers accused in the Boston Massacre, but moves on to his help in drafting the US Declaration of Independence. The film dramatizes how he peacefully turned over the reigns of power after a bitter political defeat, but later reconciled with his presidential rival, Thomas Jefferson.
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| 1788 The Madness of King George Bizarre Royal Behavior Creates a Regency Crisis in Britain As George III descends into insanity the court is in dispute over how to treat the illness and how to govern the country.
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| 1789 Marie Antoinette French Queen's Life Up to the Revolution Marie Antoinette (1744-1793) lives a privileged if complicated life in the opulence of the French court as poverty and discontent in society lead to revolution.
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| 1795 Becoming Jane Jane Austin and Thomas Langlois Lefroy in a Relationship Based on information from the letters of Jane Austin, takes its own look at the style of love portrayed in Austin's novels.
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| 1807 Amazing Grace Britain Abolishes Its Slave Trade This film recounts the decades-long story of William Wilberforce to abolish its slave trade. With insightful looks at how much politics have change and remained the same, the story is a testament to the diligent efforts based in ethics and faith.
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| 1840 The Young Victoria Victoria Weds Albert After a courtship full of court intrigue, Queen Victoria settles into her happy marriage with her cousin Prince Albert. A highly detailed look at the transitional period in a young woman's life and how it was also a transition in history.
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| 1848 Wagner Richard Wagner troubled career begins As the revolutionary year of 1848 closes, Wagner's new fame as a great composer cannot save him from political turmoil. He then travels throughout Europe from one musical success or personal controversy to another.
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| 1861 Mrs. Brown Queen Victoria Rules with Help of Scotsman Queen Victoria grows close to a Scottish servant in her court after the death of her husband Prince Albert. The relationship, while of personal importance to the Queen, becomes a matter of concern for others around her.
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| 1863 Gettysburg Battle of Gettysburg This film shows Gen. Robert E. Lee's gamble as he tries to move on Washington from the north. Intense depiction of Pickett's charge.
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| 1863 The Horse Soldiers Union Col. Grierson Leads a Raid Through Mississippi John Wayne leads a behind-the-lines expedition to disrupt railroads in Mississippi as Gen. Grant takes Vicksburg during the US Civil War. This John Ford Technicolor drama features action and William Holden's acting. It also shows a good part of the ensemble of players that Wayne and Ford worked with on several movies.
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| 1864 The Warlords The Fall of Nanjing Ends the Taiping Rebellion in China The Qing Army and Taiping rebels fight a viscious civil war for control of central China. The Taiping are defeated and a reference to the unsolved murder of a governor-to-be of Nanjing winds up the fictionlized story of Qing protagonists.
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| 1881 Tombstone Shootout at the OK Corral The Earp family tries to bring law and order to Tombstone, Arizona, but bad elements are only controlled by the wrath of Wyatt Earp.
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| 1881 Wyatt Earp Gunfight at the OK Coral This biopic with Kevin Costner traces the life of the legendary Western lawman. It culminates the Oct. 26, 2881 gunfight at the OK Coral.
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| 1882 The Long Riders James Gang Family Politics Steal a Place in History The legend of Jesse James (1847-1882) and his gang is played out by real-life brothers of the Keach, Carradine and Quaid thespian families. The movie is full of intense action scenes and well-photographed chased-on-horseback scenes.
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| 1886 Geronimo: An American Legend Surrender of Warrior Chief Follows Intense Dynamic Geronimo (1829-1909) led a fierce Native American resistance in the mid-1800's before deciding to surrender his dwindling band.
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| 1898 Madame Curie Woman Scientist Pioneers the Field of Radioactivity The first person to win two Nobel Prizes, Madame Curie advanced the field of radioactivity, discovering new elements and ways to isolate them.
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| 1900 55 Days at Peking Siege of Foreign Compound During Boxer Rebellion Foreign diplomats, soldiers and their families surrounded in their enclave fight off Chinese angry at their presence and influence. Charlton Heston plays a US Marine officer with a romantic interest in a Russian lady, played by Ava Gardner. David Niven, as ambassador from Great Britain, leads the political strategy of the foreigners.
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| 1900 Young Winston Young Winston Churchill Elected to Parliament After Foreign Adventures After serving as officer and war correspondent in Britain's foreign campaigns, Winston Churchill returns to England and wins a seat in Parliament, launching his political career.
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| 1914 Chaplin Charlie Chaplin enters film, creates the Tramp role This biopic shows the background of economic and personal struggles that informed the art and politics of Charlie Chaplin. Although a comedy about a comic, the film also makes poignant remarks about the arc of 20th Century history.
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| 1916 Paths of Glory Trench warfare stalls on the Western Front of World War I The movie about World War I depicts a series of inept command decisions that lead to friendly fire deaths, an ill-conceived and disastrous assault, a fixed trial and an unwarranted execution. Paths of Glory trailer at IMDB
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| 1916 Rasputin and the Empress Mystic Casts Spell Over Russian Czarina The Barrymore family, John, Ethel and Lionel, portray the mystic who exerted great influence over the Czarina of Russia in the last days of the Russian Empire.
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| 1918 The Lost Battalion American Forces Are Cut Off in the Argonne Forest in World War I As part of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive by allied powers in World War I, an American battalion is stranded in the midst of Germans. This film depicts their fight to survive and ultimate survival.
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| 1925 Inherit the Wind Scopes Monkey Trial A screen adaptation of the 1955 play by the same name. Though the names were changed in the film, Spencer Tracy portrayed the Clarence Darrow character defending evolution teacher and Fredric March portraying the William Jennings Bryan character in the prosecution team.
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| 1930 The Aviator Howard Hughes Releases Hell's Angels Movie The action of this films starts with a young Howard Hughes proving his genius for being in touch with the times and the market while others believe he is taking on impossible odds. The film spans across the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression and World War II to show the culture and politics of America in this time of profound change.
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| 1931 The Untouchables Elliot Ness Takes Down Gangster Al Capone This period action drama, written by David Mamet and directed by Brian De Palma, portrays the transformation not only of Federal Agent Elliot Ness (Kevin Costner) but social attitudes towards crime, the sin of drinking and an approach to law. Robert De Niro as Al Capone and Sean Connery as a street-wise Irish-American policeman round out a set of brilliant performances. (Keep an eye on the rising star of Andy Garcia as he quotes the baby carriage scene of Battleship Potemkin.)
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| 1934 Public Enemies The criminal career of John Dillinger John Dillinger's tale is interpreted with the backdrops of The Great Depression, J. Edgar Hoover's building of the FBI and a love story.
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| 1938 Inn of the Sixth Happiness Missionary Woman Prevails Over the Perils of War and Nature This movie about British missionary Gladys Alyward shows the final years of an era in Chinese history. Set in a remote and very traditional town, Alyward acts against corruption and oppressive practices. But the the coming of the Second Sino-Chinese war extends her missionary work into the strenuous rescue of nearly 100 refugee children. Alyward is played by Ingrid Bergman; also, Robert Donat is shown in his final role.
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| 1939 The King's Speech King George VI Overcomes His Stuttering to Deliver Important Speeches The personal challenges of a speech impediment as well as Royal and world politics do not stand in the way of a king's duties.
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| 1941 Tora! Tora! Tora! Surprise attack by Japan on US Naval fleet A US-Japanese collaboration that told the story of the attack that led to America's entry into World War II. Tells the story from the points of view of the Americans, the Japanese, the military and the diplomatic corps.
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| 1942 Midway World War II naval aviation battle over a strategic island This war classic shows the crucial victory the US Navy gained six months after Pearl Harbor. This battle, won in part because of great intelligence work and the moral and physical courage of the aviators, sailors and marines, turned the tide of the war in the Pacific. The Japanese point of view is well represented.
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| 1943 PT-109 JFK's Famous Mission in World War II Future president John F. Kennedy, as a young Navy officer, rescues members of the crew of his Patrol-Torpedo boat after it was struck by a Japanese ship.
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| 1943 The Story of G.I. Joe Correspondent Receives Baptism of Fire at Kasserine Pass, Goes to Italy War correspondent Ernie Pyle (1900-1945) is played by Burgess Meredith in this war film produced while the journalist was still alive but premiered two months after his death near Japan. Early action portrays the US defeat in Tunisia at Kasserine Pass (which opened a later epic Patton) and later action shows Pyle accompanying G.I.'s through Italy just before they entered Rome in 1944.
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| 1944 Battle of the Bulge US troops push back Nazi offensive In a last ditch attempt, Hitler tries to divide the allies. This character-driven film shows the uncertainies of conflict.
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| 1944 Battleground 101st Airborne Hold Off Nazi Armies at Bastogne at the Battle of the Bulge This 1949 film dramatizes the struggle of a single squad in the 101st Airborne Division as the 101st holds the vital crossroads at Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge. The film won two Oscars, one for best cinematography (B&W) and another for best writing, story and screenplay.
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| 1944 The Longest Day D-Day An all-star cast portrays the fateful June 6, 1944 invasion of Europe through the coast of Normandy. A robust dramatization of logistics, internal politics and battle action.
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| 1944 Windtalkers Navajo GI's Use Their Native Language in Combat to Deceive the Enemy Native american's face both prejudice and the terrors of war to communicate military information in the Pacific. The Japanese were unable to understand and decipher messages sent in the Navajo tongue, so the Southwester Indians were vital is sending battleground information via radio throughout the United States armed forces. The action in this film culminates in the Invasion of Saipan.
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| 1945 Patton The career of General Patton in World War II A firebrand US general pushes his troops across North Africa, Sicily and Europe.
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| 1947 The Front Comedy About the Hollywood Red Scare Woody Allen directs his biting humor and pen towards the actions of the House Un-American Activities Committee, which branded many Hollywood artists as being communists or sympathizers.
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| 1947 Guilty by Suspicion Hollywood Talent Blacklisted by McCarthy Robert DeNiro acts in a hard-hitting drama of the injustice of the Hollywood Witchhunt.
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| 1947 Bugsy Mobster Kick Starts the Development of Las Vegas Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (1906-1947) tries in his own way to transition out of a life of crime into real estate and gambling in Las Vegas, Nevada. But prior attachments and ill-conceived relationships prove to be his undoing. Screen gangsters Warren Beatty, Harvey Keitel and Ben Kingsley all received Oscar nominations for their acting in this biopic.
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| 1952 The Motorcycle Diaries Che Guevara Traverses Latin America by Motorcycle Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967) and a friend set out on a 5,000 mile journey through Latin America. This trip deeply informed the future leader of the Cuban Revolution of the plights and struggles of people in the region and the dynamics of its culture.
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| 1952 Evita The Life of Argentina's First Lady and Champion of the Poor Madonna stars in the role of the wife of populist Argentinian president Juan Peron.
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| 1955 Bird Charlie Parker Helps Set a New Standard for Mid-20th Century Jazz Charlie Parker (1920-1955) established himself as a great saxophone player, developing an innovative style. This biopic dramatizes the serious personal costs of his career.
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| 1963 Gideon's Trumpet Gideon vs. Wainwright decision The film chronicles the events that led up the the March 18, 1963 Supreme Court ruling that granted all defendants the right to counsel.
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| 1966 Men of Honor First African-American Master Diver in U.S. Navy This film shows the struggle of Carl Brashear to become the first African-American to become a Master Diver in the U.S. Navy. It also details the 1966 loss and recovery of a nuclear weapon, a mission that cost Brashear a leg. He became the first amputee to be certified as a Navy diver. Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. and Robert De Niro provide intense performances.
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| 1968 Elvis - The '68 Comeback Special Elvis Returns as a Musical Superstar Elvis Presley, after years of churning out predictably plotted boy-meets-girl-meets-guitar drive-in movies, took to the stage as a pure musical performer, this time for the television audience. In short, the king returned to his throne.
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| 1969 Woodstock Summer rock festival often noted as the peak of the 1960's counter-culture This concert film captured the concept, presentation and mis-steps of one of the most famous live concerts of all time.
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| 1970 Apollo 13 Apollo Astronauts and Ground Crew Rescue an Aborted Moon Mission This techo-thriller shows the teamwork, ingenuity and courage that saved three space explorers as they voyaged around the moon.
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| 1972 All the President's Men Watergate investigation Investigative journalists of the Washington Post disclose the cover-up of a political burglary.
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| 1974 Silkwood Labor Activist Dies Mysteriously Investigating Plutonium Processing Karen Silkwood, a production worker at the Kerr-McGee plutonium plant, looks into questionable practices in her work place. She dies in a mysterious car accident on her way to talk to a New York Times reporter.
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| 1975 Last King of Scotland Idi Amin involves a Briton in his mad rule of Uganda
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| 1982 Thelonius Monk - Straight No Chaser Jazz Pianist's Career Extends Potential of Piano Thelonius Monk (1917-1982) shows the musical world new feats of jazz genius. This documentary explains his career.
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| 1985 Gorillas in the Mist Naturalist is killed in her effort to save gorillas in Africa The sacrifice of Dian Fossey spurred an international effort to conserve gorillas and their habitat in Africa.
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| 1991 Lord of War Arms Smuggling Flourishes Subsequent to the Fall of the USSR This tale of international arms smuggling is a composite of various actors and incidents in recent international arms smuggling. Though highly fictionalized, it is recognized as describing basic dynamics of arms trade.
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| 1993 Black Hawk Down US troops suffer a serious setback in a failed attack in Somalia The film gives a close-up look at the rigors of war from the perspective of soldiers on the ground.
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| 1994 Hotel Rwanda Hotel Manager Saves People During Rwandan Massacre People fleeing the massacre in Rwanda take refuge in a hotel.
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| 1996 Erin Brockovitch Woman Challenges Electric Utility about Water Pollution A clerk in a law firm follows the thread of an illness to find that PG&E was using hexavalent chromium to line cooling towers. The lawsuit resulted in a $333 million settlement by PG&E.
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