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. 53 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 208 new

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 47 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  4. 129 new

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
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    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 198 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 206 new

    Saving Private Ryan

    1998, in 28 top lists Check
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    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
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    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
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    Gladiator

    2000, in 25 top lists Check
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    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
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    Wo hu cang long

    2000 — a.k.a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, in 27 top lists Check
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    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
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    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 24 top lists Check
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    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
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    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
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    La vita è bella

    1997 — a.k.a. Life Is Beautiful, in 22 top lists Check
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    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
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    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
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    Hiroshima mon amour

    1959 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Mon Amour, in 17 top lists Check
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    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
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    Moulin Rouge!

    2001, in 17 top lists Check
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    Dogville

    2003, in 14 top lists Check
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    La haine

    1995 — a.k.a. La Haine, in 15 top lists Check
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    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
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    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
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    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    1975, in 15 top lists Check
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    JFK

    1991, in 13 top lists Check
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    Catch Me If You Can

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
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    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
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    Dancer in the Dark

    2000, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
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    Ying xiong

    2002 — a.k.a. Hero, in 6 top lists Check
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    The English Patient

    1996, in 19 top lists Check
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    Underground

    1995, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
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    Stachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Strike, in 14 top lists Check
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    Russkiy kovcheg

    2002 — a.k.a. Russian Ark, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 28 new

    Black Hawk Down

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
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    Far from Heaven

    2002, in 10 top lists Check
  42. 108 new

    The Hours

    2002, in 7 top lists Check
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    L'albero degli zoccoli

    1978 — a.k.a. The Tree of Wooden Clogs, in 13 top lists Check
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    Malcolm X

    1992, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Scarlet Empress

    1934, in 12 top lists Check
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    Distant Voices, Still Lives

    1988, in 11 top lists Check
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    Oktyabr

    1927 — a.k.a. October (Ten Days that Shook the World), in 12 top lists Check
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    Boys Don't Cry

    1999, in 7 top lists Check
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    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
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    Pride & Prejudice

    2005, in 1 top list Check
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