| Description |
288 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm |
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At thead of title : TCM Turner Classic Movies. |
| Contents |
Metropolis (1927) -- All quiet on the Western front (1930) -- City lights (1931) -- Grand Hotel (1932) -- King King (1933) -- Duck soup (1933) -- It happened one night (1934) -- The thin man (1934) -- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) -- Swing time (1936) -- Mr. Smith goes to Washington (1939) -- Gone with the wind (1939) -- The lady Eve (1941) -- Citizen Kane (1941) -- Now, voyager (1942) -- Casablanca (1942) -- Double indemnity (1944) -- Meet me in St. Louis (1944) -- Leave her to heaven (1945) -- The best years of our lives (1946) -- Out of the past (1947) -- The red shoes (1948) -- The bicycle thief (1948) -- The third man (1949) -- White heat (1949) -- Adam's rib (1949) -- Winchester '73 (1950) -- Sunset Boulevard (1950) -- Gun crazy (1950) -- All about Eve (1950) -- Singin' in the rain (1952) -- Roman holiday (1953) -- Seven samurai (1954) -- On the waterfront (1954) -- Rear window (1954) -- Invasion of the body snatchers (1956) -- The searchers (1956) -- Some like it hot (1959) -- North by northwest (1959) -- Ben-Hur (1959) -- Breathless (1960) -- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) -- To kill a mockingbird (1962) -- Dr. Strangelove (1964) -- Bonnie and Clyde (1967) -- In the heat of the night (1967) -- The graduate (1967) -- Once upon a time in the West (1968) -- Jaws (1975) -- Rocky (1976) -- Annie Hall (1977) -- This is Spinal Tap (1964) |
| Summary |
Showcasing 52 Essential films from the golden age to the present, Turner Classic Movies invites you into a world filled with stirring performances, dazzling musical numbers, and bold directorial visions that mark the greatest moments in film history. These are movies that define what it means to be a classic. Readers can enjoy one film per week, for a year of stellar viewing, or indulge in their own classic movie festival. |
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Motion pictures -- Reviews.
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Turner Classic Movies (Firm)
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Turner Classic Movies (Firm)
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52 must-see movies and why they matter |
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Fifty-two must-see movies and why they matter |
| ISBN |
9780762459469 |
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0762459468 |
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