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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  1. 19 new

    Band of Brothers

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  2. 140 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
  3. 176 new

    Pearl Harbor

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 138 new

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
  5. 8 new

    Alexander

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 206 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
  7. 174 new

    The Patriot

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 100 new

    The Guns of Navarone

    1961, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 96 new

    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 247 new

    We Were Soldiers

    2002, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 230 new

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  12. 150 new

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 248 new

    Windtalkers

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  14. 123 new

    King Arthur

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  15. 6 new

    A Night to Remember

    1958, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 220 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  17. 249 new

    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
  18. 252 new

    Ying xiong

    2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 240 new

    U-571

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 41 new

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 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
  22. 60 new

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    1934, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 9 new

    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
  24. 164 new

    Ned Kelly

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 45 new

    Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

    2003, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 44 new

    Charlie's Angels

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 197 new

    Rambo: First Blood Part II

    1985, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 162 new

    The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

    1988, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 29 new

    The Black Pirate

    1926 — a.k.a. The Black Buccaneer, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 112 new

    In the Wake of the Bounty

    1933, in 0 top lists Check
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    Charlie's Angels

    1976, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 251 new

    Xena: Warrior Princess

    1995, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 22 new

    The Battle of Elderbush Gulch

    1913, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 136 new

    Life of an American Fireman

    1903, in 4 top lists Check
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