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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  1. 81 new

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 105 new

    Calamity Jane

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 167 new

    How to Marry a Millionaire

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 168 new

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 189 new

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 309 new

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  7. 327 new

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 331 new

    The War of the Worlds

    1953, in 6 top lists Check
  9. 332 new

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 424 new

    Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

    1953 — a.k.a. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, in 22 top lists Check
  11. 477 new

    Glen or Glenda

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
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