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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    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 16 new

    Back to the Future Part II

    1989, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 17 new

    Back to the Future Part III

    1990, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 27 new

    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 74 new

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
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    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
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    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
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