Old Films That Are Still Touching And Still Relevant Today..

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It Happened One Night [DVD]
1.  It Happened One Night [DVD] 
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  "1934. Genuinely funny and at times unbelievably risque, both Gable and Colbert eat up the screen in this on the road screwball comedy. Charm oozed off both of them..."
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Hunchback of Notre Dame [DVD] [1939] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
2.  Hunchback of Notre Dame [DVD] [1939] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Charles Laughton
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  "1939. Charles Laughton will break your heart as the malformed man in this amazingly powerful black & white oldie. Maureen O'Hara beautiful..."
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Sullivan's Travels [DVD]
3.  Sullivan's Travels [DVD] DVD ~ Joel McCrea
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  "1941. Also available in The Preston Sturgess Box Set. Wealthy Joel McCrae sets off with Veronica Lake to meet the down & outs of America and learns a thing or two along the way. Very Capra. Very Good."
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Heaven Can Wait- Studio Classics [DVD]
4.  Heaven Can Wait- Studio Classics [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "1943. Beautifully filmed in Technicolor. Great script, witty characters and featuring the gorgeous Gene Tierney. See review..."
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The Lost Weekend [DVD]
5.  The Lost Weekend [DVD] DVD ~ Ray Milland
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  "1945. Shockingly real in its portrayal of alcoholism, it may be old, but it packs a punch you don't quickly forget. Brave and topical too."
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A Matter of Life and Death [DVD]
6.  A Matter of Life and Death [DVD] DVD ~ David Niven
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  "1946. Niven falls in love with a radio operator before he bails out of his stricken plane without a parachute - but a Heavenly court case gives him a chance to plead for another chance. A gem..."
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Ghost And Mrs Muir, The - Studio Classics [DVD]
7.  Ghost And Mrs Muir, The - Studio Classics [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "1947. Rex Harrison as the ghostly salty old seadog and the lovely Gene Tierney who won't put up with his bumps in the night. An old-fashioned and deeply lovely film that spawned a TV series..."
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Oliver Twist -- Special Edition [DVD] [1948]
8.  Oliver Twist -- Special Edition [DVD] [1948] DVD ~ Robert Newton
The list author says:
  "1948. "It's not madness mam...it's meat!" David Lean's classic. The opening scene of his mother making her way to workhouse in the rain to have her baby will haunt you forever..."
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Kind Hearts and Coronets [DVD]
9.  Kind Hearts and Coronets [DVD] DVD ~ Dennis Price
The list author says:
  "1949. My favourite of all the Ealing films and one of the best restored prints too. Guinness is God as all 8 members of the D'ascoyne family. Anarchic and brilliant."
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The Day The Earth Stood Still (2 Disc Cinema Reserve Special Edition) [DVD]
10.  The Day The Earth Stood Still (2 Disc Cinema Reserve Special Edition) [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "1951. The message given by Michael Rennie as Klaatu the intergallactic traveller is as relevant today as it was back then. A peach of a film. See detailed review..."
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Titanic (1953)- Studio Classics [DVD]
11.  Titanic (1953)- Studio Classics [DVD] DVD ~ Barbara Stanwyck
The list author says:
  "1953. Purists will poo poo the Cameron remake (I loved it) and refer back to this British classic - but they have a point - there is something incredibly poignant about this version..."
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Them [DVD] [1954] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
12.  Them [DVD] [1954] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ James Whitmore
The list author says:
  "1954. Scared the living crap out of me as a kid when I first saw it on tele - atomic mutant ants - come on...."
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The Night of the Hunter [DVD] [1955]
13.  The Night of the Hunter [DVD] [1955] DVD ~ Robert Mitchum
The list author says:
  "1955. Forget Freddie Kruger, if you really want to be scared then view Bob Mitchum in this Charles Laughton directed masterpiece. Dark and dirty for all the right reasons..."
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Forbidden Planet - 50th Anniversary 2 Disc Special Edition [1956] [DVD] [1957]
14.  Forbidden Planet - 50th Anniversary 2 Disc Special Edition [1956] [DVD] [1957] DVD ~ Forbidden Planet
The list author says:
  "1956. Sure the special effects seem hammy now, but what a great movie. Brilliant ideas and a beautifully restored print. There's a shop named after it - that's how good it is..."
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12 Angry Men [DVD] [1957]
15.  12 Angry Men [DVD] [1957] DVD ~ Henry Fonda
The list author says:
  "1957. A stage play that successfully transferred to the big screen. A jury is in a claustrophic room trying to decide on life or death for a young buck, but prejudices surface. A top drawer cast."
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Ill Met by Moonlight [DVD] [1957]
16.  Ill Met by Moonlight [DVD] [1957] DVD ~ Dirk Bogarde
The list author says:
  "1957. Also part of the Powell Pressburger box set, a WWII drama about the kidnapping of a German officer on Crete. These were the small wars that eventually won the big one..."
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The Defiant Ones [DVD] [1958] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
17.  The Defiant Ones [DVD] [1958] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Tony Curtis
The list author says:
  "1958. Sensational pairing of Poitier and Curtis as the handcuffed convicts on the run - a groundbreaking film in many ways - their unfolding understanding of each other is brilliantly handled..."
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Days of Wine and Roses [DVD] [1962]
18.  Days of Wine and Roses [DVD] [1962] DVD ~ Jack Lemmon
The list author says:
  "1962. Maybe it's because Jack Lemmon is such an 'everyman' that this movie about corporate alcoholism is so powerful. Lemmon could act most under the table. Lee Remick disintegrates beautifully too..."
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Dr. Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [2002]
19.  Dr. Strangelove (Collectors Edition) [DVD] [2002] DVD ~ Sterling Hayden
The list author says:
  "1963. Kubrick made some god awful films, but this is balls-up genius. The scene where Hayden tries to convince Sellers that communists are stealing our bodily fluids is both funny and frightening..."
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The Ipcress File [DVD]
20.  The Ipcress File [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "1965. Michael Caine as the bespeckled Harry Palmer, the bedsit Bond with the same attitiude, but less resources. Clever story, restored print and the John Barry score is simply brilliant. Fab baby..."
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In the Heat of Night [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
21.  In the Heat of Night [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] DVD ~ Sidney Poitier
The list author says:
  "1967. As the Ray Charles opening song rings out over the credits, you know you're in the presence of real class. Steiger rightly won the Oscar, Quincy Jones for the score, but it's Poitier who blazes."
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Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (40th Anniversary Edition) [DVD] [2008]
22.  Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (40th Anniversary Edition) [DVD] [2008] DVD ~ Sidney Poitier
The list author says:
  "1967. Sometimes a movie isn't a movie - it's a marker in our on-going journey. Spencer bowed out on this fantastic film with Hepburn by his side. What a way to go. See detailed review..."
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If.... [1968] [DVD]
23.  If.... [1968] [DVD] DVD ~ Malcolm McDowell
The list author says:
  "1968. Saw this on late-night tele one evening and it blew me away. Anarchic, dangerous and rebellious times - the loonies take over the asylum - or in this case the snooty school..."
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Midnight Cowboy [1969] - Cinema Reserve Edition [DVD]
24.  Midnight Cowboy [1969] - Cinema Reserve Edition [DVD] DVD ~ Dustin Hoffman
The list author says:
  "1969. For years my fave movie (until "Shawshank" saw to that). This "Cinema Reserve" 2DVD edition is in steel packaging with a booklet. Ends with Nilsson's cover of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'"."
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Catch - 22 [DVD]
25.  Catch - 22 [DVD] DVD ~ Alan Arkin
The list author says:
  "1970. Jon Voight follows "Cowboy" with the wacky and biting take on Joseph Heller's book "Catch 22". Alan Arkin is brilliant as the going-insane soldier. Has seering scenes that stay with you..."
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