History Goes to the Movies (Marnie Hughes-Warrington)

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"Can films be used as historical evidence? Do historical films make good or bad history? Are documentaries more useful to historians than historical drama?
Written from an international perspective, this book offers a lucid introduction to the ways films are made and used, cumulating with the exploration of the fundamental question, what is history and what is it for?"
Missing:
Course of Irish History, The (1966)
Mister Prime Minister (1966)
Triumph of the West, The (1985)
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1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Novecento
1976 — a.k.a. 1900, in 6 top lists Check -
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24 Hour Party People
2002, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Danube Exodus
1998, in 0 top lists Check -
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A History of Britain
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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A Night to Remember
1958, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972, in 1 top list Check -
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Alexander
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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Aleksandr Nevskiy
1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 11 top lists Check -
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Alvin Purple
1973, in 1 top list Check -
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Amistad
1997, in 0 top lists Check -
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Anastasia
1997, in 1 top list Check -
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Anthony Adverse
1936, in 2 top lists Check -
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Atlantic
1929, in 0 top lists Check -
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Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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Back to the Future Part II
1989, in 6 top lists Check -
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Back to the Future Part III
1990, in 6 top lists Check -
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Bakha satang
1999 — a.k.a. Peppermint Candy, in 5 top lists Check -
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Band of Brothers
2001, in 2 top lists Check -
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Barry Lyndon
1975, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the...
1917, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Battle of Elderbush Gulch
1913, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Battle of the Somme
1916 — a.k.a. Kitchener's Great Army in the Battle of the Somme, in 3 top lists Check -
24 new
Pred dozhdot
1994 — a.k.a. Before the Rain, in 5 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur
1959, in 22 top lists Check -
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Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ
1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check -
27 new
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989, in 1 top list Check -
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Black Hawk Down
2001, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Black Pirate
1926 — a.k.a. The Black Buccaneer, in 4 top lists Check -
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Bontoc Eulogy
2008, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bowling for Columbine
2002, in 11 top lists Check -
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Boys Don't Cry
1999, in 7 top lists Check -
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Braveheart
1995, in 20 top lists Check -
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Bride of Vengeance
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
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Bronenosets Potemkin
1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 28 top lists Check -
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The Buccaneer
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cabiria
1914, in 12 top lists Check -
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The Cat's Meow
2001, in 1 top list Check -
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Catch Me If You Can
2002, in 9 top lists Check -
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Ceddo
1977, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Charge of the Light Brigade
1936, in 2 top lists Check -
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Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After
1992, in 0 top lists Check -
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Charlie's Angels
1976, in 0 top lists Check -
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Charlie's Angels
2000, in 2 top lists Check -
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003, in 3 top lists Check -
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Chicago
2002, in 8 top lists Check -
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Chinatown
1974, in 32 top lists Check -
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Chocolat
2000, in 1 top list Check -
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Chopper
2000, in 3 top lists Check -
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Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992, in 0 top lists Check
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