(I wish I could claim this is “RedState’s Tribute…” but I don’t have that license.)
Each of these films have some connection, however tenuous you may think, to the rise of public awareness about the freedom and dignity of the common man, teamwork in overcoming obstacles and the evils of the men who would deny them. To some extent Hollywood made us all, so I want especially to thank Tim Robbins, Al Gore and many of the old Hollywood Left from the 30s and 40s who never knew who among their progeny would value their work in an entirely different way than they intended. (VB)
Consider this an open thread, as I’m sure I’ve omitted dozens of fine films, and I will add them, if you don’t get too crazy. (St George) These are ones I know personally (VB).
The Mark of Zorro, 1920, 1940, 1974, 1998
Les Miserables, 1925, 1935, 1998
The Scarlet Pimpernel, It happened One Night (per Dwarfmama) 1934
Tale of Two Cities, Captain Blood, 1935
Mr Deeds Goes to Town, 1936
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs, The Life of Emil Zola, 1937
You Can’t Take It With You, Boys Town, The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938
Mr Smith Goes to Washington, The Four Feathers, Goodbye Mr Chips, Drums Along the Mohawk, The Women 1939
The Grapes of Wrath*, 1940
How Green Was My Valley, Meet John Doe, Sergeant York, Sullivan’s Travels 1941
Mrs Miniver, Pride of the Yankee, Talk of the Town 1942
The Human Comedy, This Land is Mine, Edge of Darkness 1943
Going My Way, Since You Went Away 1944
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 1945
It’s a Wonderful Life, Henry V, 1946 (also 1989)
I Remember Mama, 1948
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, 1949
Harvey, Born Yesterday, 1950
Quo Vadis?, (per rightwingmom52) (1951
The Quiet Man, High Noon, (per Doc Holliday and Moses Sands, op. posth.), Singing in the Rain, (per Dwarfmama) 1952
Seven Samurai, (Japan), On the Waterfront,1954
Marty, 1955
The Big Country, The Defiant Ones, 1958
The Dairy of Anne Frank, Rio Bravo, (per Doc Holliday), Imitation of Life (per rightwingmom52)1959
Spartacus, The Alamo, The Magnificent Seven, Never on a Sunday (Greece) 1960
Judgment at Nuremberg, 1961
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962
The Great Escape, How the West Was Won, 1963
Zorba the Greek, Zulu, 1964
The Sound of Music, A Thousand Clowns, 1965
Born Free, A Man for All Seasons, 1966
Paint Your Wagon (per tngal) 1969
Patton, 1970
Dirty Harry, 1971
1776 (per dwarfmama) 1972
Death Wish, 1974
The Wind and the Lion, (1975)
Outlaw Josey Wales, Rocky, 1976
Star Wars, 1977
The Deer Hunter, Superman, the Movie 1978
Star Trek (from tngal) (1979-2009, all of them)
Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981
Gandhi, 1982
The Right Stuff, 1983
The Killing Fields, The Jewel in the Crown, (TV),1984
Crocodile Dundee, The Mission, Platoon*, (per rightwingmom52) 1986
The Untouchables, Empire of the Sun, 1987
Cinema Paradiso (Italy), Mississippi Burning*, Dangerous Liaisons, 1988
Lonesome Dove (by acclamation and Doc Holliday), Glory (per Doc Holliday) 1989
One Against the Wind (per Dwarfmama), 1991
Last of the Mohicans, Unforgiven, 1992
Schindler’s List, Tombstone, 1993
Forrest Gump, Shawshank Redemption*, The Professional, 1994
Apollo 13, Braveheart, Dead Man Walking, Rob Roy, (per Redneck Hippie and acclamation) 1995
Independence Day, Sling Blade, A Bugs Life (per CincoSolasdelBronx) 1996
The Full Monty, 1997
Ther Patriot, (per Black River Wolf), Gladiator, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000
Black Hawk Down, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, 2001
City of God (Brazil), Gangs of New York, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, We Were Soldiers, (per rightwingmom52) 2002
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Seabiscuit, Open Range (per Janis and Doc Holliday) 2003
The Incredibles, The Passion of the Christ, 2004
Cinderella Man, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, 2005
300, (per Black River Wolf) An Inconvenient Truth*, Broken Trail, (per Janis and Doc Holliday), United 93 (per rightwingmom52 and acclamation) 2006
No Country For Old Men, 3:10 to Yuma (per Doc Holliday) 2007
The Dark Knight, Grand Torino, Slumdog Millionaire, The Hurt Locker (per rightwingmom52) 2008
* Denotes a vote against.
Television: The Beverly Hillbillies, The Simpsons, Hank Hill, Father Knows Best, Seinfeld, Carol Burnett Show, Red Skelton Show, The Andy Griffith Show, Leave it to Beaver, (from Lady Penguin) Fury, My Friend Flicka, Sky King, Gunsmoke, The Virginian, High Chaparral, Wagon Train, Bonanza, (from Richard Mullins) Maverick,Have Gun Will Travel, Gene Autry and Roy Rodgers…films and TV, Hopalong Cassidy, (from Black River Wolf) John Adams -HBO, (from tngal) Star Trek, (from techsan) 24 (at least the first few episodes), Broken Arrow (from RedNeck Hippie) Wagon Train (from Achance and Redneck Hippie)….(make this grow)
