Peter Rainer's 129 'Best' Films: Rich, Risky and Enduring

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Peter Rainer, past president of the National Society of Film Critics and a former Los Angeles Times movie critic, reviews for KPCC's "Film Week" and KCET's "Life and Times."
note: from #130 and so on are "Some missing classics"

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  1. 10 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  2. 12 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 24 -

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 26 -

    Cristo si è fermato a Eboli

    1979 — a.k.a. Christ Stopped at Eboli, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 35 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  6. 45 -

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 52 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 81 -

    M*A*S*H

    1970, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 105 -

    Le chagrin et la pitié

    1969 — a.k.a. The Sorrow and the Pity, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 120 -

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  11. 131 -

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 136 -

    Nobi

    1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 137 -

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    1944, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 139 -

    Lacombe Lucien

    1974, in 8 top lists Check
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