Dr. W's Essential Films List

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“global” films are listed at the end, as are those that are just plain Classics.</div> <bR> <div> French and Indian War</div> <div> Last of the Mohicans</div> <div> French Colonization</div> <div> Black Robe</div> <div> American Revolution</div> <div>      The Patriot</div> <div> Slavery, Colonial</div> <div>      Amistad</div> <div> Civil War</div> <div>      Glory</div> <div>      Gone With the Wind</div> <div> American West</div> <div>      The Searchers</div> <div>      Dances With Wolves</div> <div> World War I</div> <div>      All Quiet on the Western Front</div> <div>      Paths of Glory</div> <div>      Gallipoli</div> <div>      Sergeant York</div> <div> The 1920s</div> <div>      The Untouchables</div> <div> The 1930s - Great Depression and New Deal</div> <div>      Grapes of Wrath</div> <div>      Of Mice and Men, either version</div> <div>      King Kong</div> <div>      Wizard of Oz</div> <div> Rise of Fascism</div> <div>      Swing Kids</div> <div>      Triumph of the Will</div> <div> World War II</div> <div>      Patton</div> <div>      The Longest Day</div> <div>      Saving Private Ryan (opening sequence)</div> <div> The Holocaust</div> <div>      Schindler's List</div> <div> The Cold War</div> <div>      Dr. Strangelove</div> <div> Vietnam Conflict</div> <div>      Platoon</div> <div>      Apocalypse Now</div> <div> The 1960s</div> <div>      Easy Rider</div> <div>      Woodstock</div> <div>      Thirteen Days</div> <div>      JFK</div> <div>      Malcolm X</div> <div> 1970s to Present</div> <div>      Do the Right Thing</div> <div>      Bulworth</div> <div>      Thundeheart</div> <div>      Smoke Signals</div> <div>      Natural Born Killers</div> <div>      Three Kings</div> <div>      Black Hawk Down</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Philosophy:</U></b></div> <div> 2001:  A Space Odyssey</div> <div> Blade Runner</div> <div> The Matrix</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Psychology:</U></b></div> <div> Analyze This</div> <div> Forbidden Planet</div> <div> As Good As It Gets</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Just Plain Classics, old and new:</U></b></div> <div> Casablanca</div> <div> Treasure of the Sierra Madre</div> <div> Citizen Kane</div> <div> Jaws</div> <div> Star Wars, the classic trilogy</div> <div> Seven Samurai</div> <div> The Hidden Fortress</div> <div> The Godfather trilogy</div> <div> Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon</div> <div> Brotherhood of the Wolf</div> <div> Tron</div> <div> Duck Soup</div> <div> Monty Python and the Holy Grail</div> <div> Pulp Fiction</div> <div> It's a Wonderful Life</div> <div> Notorious</div> <div> North By Northwest</div> <bR> <div> Check out the American Film Institute's “100 years 100 movies” on-line at:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.afi.com/tv/movies.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.afi.com/tv/movies.asp"><U><U>http://www.afi.com/tv/movies.asp</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Also check out Roger Ebert's “Great Movies” list on-line at:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/greatmovies/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/greatmovie"><U><U>http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/greatmovies/</U></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>