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. 13 new

    Anthony Adverse

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
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    Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ

    1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
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    Chocolat

    2000, in 1 top list Check
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    The Cider House Rules

    1999, in 1 top list Check
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    De tweeling

    2002 — a.k.a. Twin Sisters, in 3 top lists Check
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    Diane

    1956, in 0 top lists Check
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    Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

    1924, in 0 top lists Check
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    Down with Love

    2003, in 1 top list Check
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    The English Patient

    1996, in 19 top lists Check
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    Forrest Gump

    1994, in 25 top lists Check
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    Girl with a Pearl Earring

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Great Gatsby

    1974, in 0 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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    La vita è bella

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

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Man in Grey

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
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    Maytime

    1937, in 0 top lists Check
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    Moulin Rouge!

    2001, in 17 top lists Check
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    Pearl Harbor

    2001, in 2 top lists Check
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    Pride and Prejudice

    1940, in 2 top lists Check
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    Pride and Prejudice

    1967, in 0 top lists Check
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    Pride and Prejudice

    1980, in 0 top lists Check
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    Pride and Prejudice

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
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    Pride & Prejudice

    2005, in 1 top list Check
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    The Purple Rose of Cairo

    1985, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Quiet American

    2002, in 1 top list Check
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    Robin Hood

    1922, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Scarlet Empress

    1934, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Shipping News

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
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    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
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    Snow Falling on Cedars

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    Sommersby

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    Surname Viet Given Name Nam

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
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    Tiefland

    1954 — a.k.a. Lowlands, in 1 top list Check
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    Titanic

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
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    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Virgin Queen

    1955, in 0 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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