1960s
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Per un pugno di dollari (For a fist full of dollars)
Date: 1964 Director: Sergio Leone Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gian-Marie Volontè, Marianne Koch, Wolfgang Lukschy If Gary Cooper’s “High Noon” sheriff symbolized…
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Planet of the Apes
Date: 2001 Director: Tim Burton Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham-Carter, Tim Roth “Batman” Tim Burton’s considerable skills are wasted in this…
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The Wild Bunch
Date: 1969 Director: Sam Peckinpah Starring: William Holden, Robert Ryan, Ernest Borgnine A Vietnam-era post-Western Western that sneers at John Wayne…
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The Detective
Date: 1968 Director: Gordon Douglas Starring: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Jack Klugman Afair amount of success with singing got in the…
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Date: 1968 Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, voice of Douglas Rain Aspace thriller that’s at least a few…
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Weekend
Date: 1968 Director: Jean-Luc Godard Starring: Mireille Darc, Jean Yanne Jean-Luc Godard has intuitive empathy for chaos. Here, a country drive…
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La Battaglia di Algeri (The Battle of Algiers)
Date: 1966 Director: Gillo Pontecorvo Starring: Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin Gillo Pontecorvo’s extraordinary chronicle of strife hinges on one premise: That…
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The Ipcress File
Date: 1965 Director: Sidney J. Furie Starring: Michael Caine, Nigel Green, Guy Dolemanm, Sue Lloyd If Sean Connery’s James Bond was…
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Fail Safe
Date: 1964 Director: Sidney Lumet Starring: Henry Fonda, Walter Matthau, Frank Overton, Larry Hagman A landmark and (then) terrifying Cold War…
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The Great Escape
Date: 1963 Director: John Sturges Starring: Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, James Garner, Donald Pleasance Not war and…
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