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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    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
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    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
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    Courage Under Fire

    1996, in 0 top lists Check
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    Das blaue Licht - Eine Berglegende aus den...

    1932 — a.k.a. The Blue Light, in 1 top list Check
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    Der Name der Rose

    1986 — a.k.a. The Name of the Rose, in 1 top list Check
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    Madonna of the Seven Moons

    1945, in 1 top list Check
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    Memento

    2000, in 27 top lists Check
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    Perry Mason

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    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    1975, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Quiet American

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
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    Snow Falling on Cedars

    1999, in 0 top lists Check
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    Sommersby

    1993, in 0 top lists Check
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