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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    Amistad

    1997, in 0 top lists Check
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    Catch Me If You Can

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
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    Raiders of the Lost Ark

    1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check
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    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
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    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
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