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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150 new
The Matrix
1999, in 30 top lists Check -
140 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003, in 29 top lists Check -
138 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001, in 31 top lists Check -
89 new
Forrest Gump
1994, in 25 top lists Check -
154 new
Memento
2000, in 27 top lists Check -
139 new
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002, in 26 top lists Check -
15 new
Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
220 new
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
74 new
Donnie Darko
2001, in 21 top lists Check -
208 new
Schindler's List
1993, in 35 top lists Check -
96 new
Gladiator
2000, in 25 top lists Check -
196 new
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check -
206 new
Saving Private Ryan
1998, in 28 top lists Check -
230 new
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991, in 27 top lists Check -
39 new
Catch Me If You Can
2002, in 9 top lists Check -
126 new
La vita è bella
1997 — a.k.a. Life Is Beautiful, in 22 top lists Check -
132 new
The Pianist
2002, in 21 top lists Check -
234 new
Titanic
1997, in 25 top lists Check -
53 new
Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
33 new
Braveheart
1995, in 19 top lists Check -
160 new
Moulin Rouge!
2001, in 17 top lists Check -
47 new
Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
16 new
Back to the Future Part II
1989, in 6 top lists Check -
107 new
Hotaru no haka
1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check -
129 new
Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
216 new
The Sound of Music
1965, in 25 top lists Check -
19 new
Band of Brothers
2001, in 1 top list Check -
198 new
Rashômon
1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check -
98 new
The Great Dictator
1940, in 25 top lists Check -
17 new
Back to the Future Part III
1990, in 6 top lists Check -
20 new
Barry Lyndon
1975, in 24 top lists Check -
73 new
Dogville
2003, in 14 top lists Check -
249 new
Wo hu cang long
2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check -
46 new
Chicago
2002, in 7 top lists Check -
125 new
La haine
1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check -
187 new
Pride & Prejudice
2005, in 1 top list Check -
65 new
Dancer in the Dark
2000, in 9 top lists Check -
213 new
Smultronstället
1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check -
239 new
Troy
2004, in 3 top lists Check -
25 new
Ben-Hur
1959, in 22 top lists Check -
180 new
Pocahontas
1995, in 3 top lists Check -
93 new
Gandhi
1982, in 15 top lists Check -
12 new
Anastasia
1997, in 1 top list Check -
28 new
Black Hawk Down
2001, in 5 top lists Check -
252 new
Ying xiong
2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check -
31 new
Bowling for Columbine
2002, in 11 top lists Check -
108 new
The Hours
2002, in 7 top lists Check -
121 new
JFK
1991, in 13 top lists Check -
186 new
Pride and Prejudice
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
48 new
Chocolat
2000, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Jan 31, 2018; source