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American Film Institute's Top 100 Films (this century)
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Film
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Director
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Year
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1
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Citizen Kane
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Orson Welles
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1941
| X
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2
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Casablanca
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Michael Curtiz
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1942
| X
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3
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The Godfather
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Francis Coppola
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1972
| X
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4
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Gone With The Wind
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Victor Fleming
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1939
| X
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5
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Lawrence of Arabia
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David Lean
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1962
| X
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6
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The Wizard Of Oz
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Victor Fleming
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1939
| X
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7
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The Graduate
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Mike Nichols
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1967
| X
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8
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On The Waterfront
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Elia Kazan
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1954
| X
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9
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Schindler's List
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Steven Spielberg
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1993
| X
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10
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Singin In The Rain
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Donen and Kelly
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1952
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11
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It's A Wonderful Life
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Frank Capra
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1946
| X
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12
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Sunset Boulevard
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Billy Wilder
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1950
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13
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Bridge On The River Kwai
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David Lean
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1957
| X
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14
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Some Like It Hot
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Billy Wilder
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1959
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15
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Star Wars
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George Lucas
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1977
| X
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16
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All About Eve
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Joseph L Mankiewicz
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1950
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17
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The African Queen
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John Huston
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1951
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18
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Psycho
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Alfred Hitchcock
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1960
| X
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19
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Chinatown
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Roman Polanski
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1974
| X
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20
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One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
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Milos Forman
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1975
| X
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21
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Grapes of Wrath
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John Ford
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1940
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22
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2001 A Space Odyssey
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Stanley Kubrick
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1968
| X
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23
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The Maltese Falcon
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John Huston
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1941
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24
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Raging Bull
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Martin Scorsese
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1980
| X
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25
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ET the Extra Terrestrial
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Steven Spielberg
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1982
| X
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26
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Dr. Strangelove
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Stanley Kubrick
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1963
| X
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27
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Bonnie and Clyde
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Arthur Penn
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1967
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28
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Apocalypse Now
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Francis Coppola
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1979
| X
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29
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Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
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Frank Capra
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1939
| X
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30
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Treasure of The Sierra Madre
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John Huston
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1948
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31
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Annie Hall
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Woody Allen
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1977
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32
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The Godfather Part II
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Francis Coppola
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1974
| X
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33
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High Noon
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Fred Zinnemann
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1952
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34
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To Kill A Mockingbird
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Robert Mulligan
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1962
| X
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35
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It Happened One Night
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Frank Capra
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1934
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36
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Midnight Cowboy
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John Schlesinger
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1969
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37
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Best Years of Our Lives
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William Wyler
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1946
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38
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Double Indemnity
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Billy Wilder
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1944
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39
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Doctor Zhivago
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David Lean
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1965
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40
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North By Northwest
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Alfred Hitchcock
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1959
| X
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41
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West Side Story
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Robert Wise
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1961
| X
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42
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Rear Window
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Alfred Hitchcock
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1954
| X
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43
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King Kong
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Cooper and Schoedsack
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1933
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44
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Birth Of A Nation
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D.W. Griffith
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1915
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45
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A Streetcar Named Desire
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Elia Kazan
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1951
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46
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A Clockwork Orange
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Stanley Kubrick
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1971
| X
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47
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Taxi Driver
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Martin Scorsese
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1976
| X
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48
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Jaws
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Steven Spielberg
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1975
| X
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49
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Snow White And the Seven Dwarfs
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animation
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1937
| X
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50
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Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
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George Roy Hill
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1969
| X
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51
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The Philadelphia Story
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George Cukor
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1940
| X
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52
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From Here To Eternity
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Fred Zinnemann
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1953
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53
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Amadeus
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Milos Forman
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1984
| X
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54
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All Quiet On The Western Front
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Lewis Milestone
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1930
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55
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The Sound of Music
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Robert Wise
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1965
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56
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M*A*S*H*
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Robert Altman
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1970
| X
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57
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The Third Man
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Carol Reed
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1949
| X
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58
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Fantasia
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animation
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1940
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59
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Rebel Without A Cause
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Nicholas Ray
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1955
| X
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60
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Raiders of The Lost Ark
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Steven Spielberg
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1981
| X
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61
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Vertigo
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Alfred Hitchcock
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1958
| X
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62
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Tootsie
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Sydney Pollack
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1982
| X
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63
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Stagecoach
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John Ford
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1939
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64
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Close Encounters of The Third Kind
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Steven Spielberg
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1977
| X
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65
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The Silence of the Lambs
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Jonathan Demme
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1991
| X
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66
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Network
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Sidney Lumet
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1976
| X
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67
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The Manchurian Candidate
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John Frankenheimer
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1962
| X
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68
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An American In Paris
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Vincente Minnelli
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1951
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69
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Shane
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George Stevens
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1953
| X
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70
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The French Connection
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William Friedkin
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1971
| X
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71
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Forrest Gump
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Robert Zemeckis
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1994
| X
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72
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Ben Hur
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William Wyler
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1959
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73
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Wuthering Heights
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William Wyler
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1939
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74
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The Gold Rush
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Charles Chaplin
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1925
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75
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Dances With Wolves
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Kevin Costner
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1990
| X
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76
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City Lights
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Charles Chaplin
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1931
| X
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77
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American Graffiti
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George Lucas
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1973
| X
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78
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Rocky
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John G. Avildsen
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1976
| X
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79
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The Deer Hunter
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Michael Cimino
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1978
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80
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The Wild Bunch
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Sam Peckinpa
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1969
| X
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81
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Modern Times
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Charles Chaplin
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1936
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82
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Giant
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George Stevens
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1956
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83
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Platoon
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Oliver Stone
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1986
| X
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84
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Fargo
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Ethan Cohen
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1996
| X
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85
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Duck Soup
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Leo McCarey
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1933
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86
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Mutiny on the Bounty
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Frank Lloyd
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1935
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87
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Frankenstein
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James Whale
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1931
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88
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Easy Rider
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Dennis Hopper
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1969
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89
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Patton
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Franklin J. Schaffner
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1970
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90
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The Jazz Singer
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Alan Crosland
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1927
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91
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My Fair Lady
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George Cukor
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1964
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92
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A Place In the Sun
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George Stevens
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1951
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93
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The Apartment
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Billy Wilder
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1960
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94
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Goodfellas
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Martin Scorsese
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1990
| X
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95
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Pulp Fiction
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Quentin Tarantino
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1994
| X
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96
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The Searchers
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John Ford
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1956
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97
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Bringing Up Baby
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Howard Hawks
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1938
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98
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Unforgiven
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Clint Eastwood
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1992
| X
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99
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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
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Stanley Kramer
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1967
| X
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100
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Yankee Doodle Dandy
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Michael Curtiz
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1942
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