The Movie Book

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The Movie Book (Phaidon, 1999) is an A-Z guide to 500 celebrated individuals who have made a landmark contribution to the medium of film. Packed with absorbing details and rich with history, all genres of cinema are included - from Hollywood blockbusters to French New Wave, from groundbreaking science-fiction films to animation classics, and from screwball comedies to film-noir thrillers.

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    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Nightmare Before Christmas

    1993, in 15 top lists Check
  3. 65 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  4. 69 new

    The Mask

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 84 new

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
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    Edward Scissorhands

    1990, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 120 new

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
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    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 141 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
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    Barbarella

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
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    La fée aux choux

    1896, in 1 top list Check
  13. 181 new

    Jason and the Argonauts

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Company of Wolves

    1984, in 6 top lists Check
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    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 23 top lists Check
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    The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

    1947, in 1 top list Check
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    La double vie de Véronique

    1991 — a.k.a. The Double Life of Véronique, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Thief of Bagdad

    1940, in 13 top lists Check
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    I Married a Witch

    1942, in 3 top lists Check
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    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
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    Orphée

    1950 — a.k.a. Orpheus, in 18 top lists Check
  22. 295 new

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
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    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
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    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
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    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
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    Lisztomania

    1975, in 1 top list Check
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    One Million Years B.C.

    1966, in 1 top list Check
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    Der Himmel über Berlin

    1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check
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    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    1935, in 4 top lists Check
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