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Northwest Passage (1940) – Western film telling a partly fictionalized version of the real-life St. Francis Raid by Rogers' Rangers, led by Robert Rogers [24] Parole Fixer (1940) – action drama crime film based on the 1938 book called Persons in Hiding, an exposé of corruption within the American parole system [25]
1940 [4] The Great Dictator: 1940 [5] Guerrilla Girl: 2005 Harlan County, USA: 1976 [4] Harlan County War: 2000 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1: 2010 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: 2009 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 2007 Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea: 2023 Hoffa: 1992 The Hour of the Furnaces: 1968 ...
Operation Amsterdam (1959) – British war action film covering the 12–13 May 1940 (Whit Sunday and Whit Monday) during the German invasion of the Netherlands, based on a true story [370] Pork Chop Hill (1959) – war drama film depicting the first fierce Battle of Pork Chop Hill between the U.S. Army 's 7th Infantry Division and Chinese and ...
A social problem film is a narrative film that integrates a larger social conflict into the individual conflict between its characters. In the context of the United States and of Hollywood, the genre is defined by fictionalized depictions of social crises set in realistic American domestic or institutionalized settings.
Thousands of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s. The actor Humphrey Bogart made his most renowned films in this decade. Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life and Orson Welles's Citizen Kane were released. Citizen Kane made use of matte paintings, miniatures and optical printing techniques. [1] The film noir genre was ...
This is a list of films and miniseries that are based on actual events. All films on this list are from American production unless indicated otherwise.. Not all films have remained true to the genuine history of the event or the characters they are portraying, often adding action and drama to increase the substance and popularity of the film.
1950. The Jackie Robinson Story; No Way Out; 1951. Go for Broke! The Well; 1952. Japanese War Bride; Toxi; 1954. Salt of the Earth [note 1]; 1955. Bad Day at Black Rock; 1956. Giant
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