Classic movies are often known to us for their unique work of cinema that has transcended trends and time with indefinable quality. Usually, classic movies are often considered to be universal favorites, that hold up several worldwide screenings. Also, classics are considered as renowned films of the first rank, reference points in movie mythology, or movies that have been a part of American cultural folklore. Here in this blog, we are going to discuss the best collection of classic movies ever made. Read on to know more, and don’t forget to add these movies to your next watchlist.
- Red River: The movie Red River, is an American film released in 1948 and was produced and directed by Howard Hawks. The movie is known to cast actors like Montgomery Clift and John Wayne. The plot of the movie gives us a fictional account of the first cattle drives ranging from Kansas to Texas especially along the Chisholm Trail. Also, the movie shows us a dramatic tension that stems from growing feud especially over the management of the drive, and between the Texas rancher who initiated and also adopted an adult son named Clift. Upon its release, the movie red River was both a critical and commercial success and was nominated for two different Academy Awards.
- The African Queen: The African Queen movie, is an American-British adventure movie, released in 1951 and adapted from a novel of the same name written by CS Forrester. The movie was produced by Sam Spiegel and directed by John Huston. Also the movie as a music score by Alan Grey and photographed in technicolor by Jack Cardiff. The movie is known to star actors like Katherine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Walter Gotell, Theodore Bikel, and Peter Bull. This movie was selected for preservation in the US national film registry in the year 1964 with the Congress library dimming it to be historically culturally and aesthetically significant.
- Written On The Wind:The movie Written On The Wind is a 1956 release American melodrama film that casts actors like Lauren Bacall, Dorothy Malone, Rock Hudson, and Robert Stack. The screenplay of the movie is based on a 1946 novel having the same name, sharing the story of a disguised account of a real-life scandal that involves a torch singer named Libby Holman, and her husband. Zuckerman tried shifting his locale all the way from Texas to North Carolina, making the source of their family wealth change from tobacco to oil, and thereby changing all the character’s names.
- An American In Paris: This movie An American in Paris is a 1951 release American comedy movie that is been inspired by an orchestral composition of 1928 of the same name written by George Jewish. The 10 different stories of the movie are interspersed with several dance numbers that could grab you gently and set on Gershwin’s music. Also, the climax of the movie is a seventeen minutes dance sequence featuring both Caron and Kelly and set to Gershwin’s An American In Paris. The entire ballet sequence cost approximately half $1 million to shoot. The movie was shot on forty-four different sets of MGM’s backlot.
- Gaslight: The movie Gaslight is a 1944 release, American psychological thriller movie which is directed by George Cooper and starring actors like Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotton, Charles Boyle, and Angela Lansbury. The plot of the movie follows a young woman having a manipulating husband who makes her believe that she is descending towards insanity. This movie gaslight is a remake of a British film having the same name released in 1940. However, the current version of the movie had a larger budget than the earlier one leading towards a different feeling altogether. In order to avoid confusion with the first film, this remake movie was originally named The Murder In Thomson Square in the United Kingdom. This remake version also features several deviations from the original story although the main drama remains the same.
- Star Wars: The Star Wars series is a typical American epic space opera that was created by George Lucas. It began it’s first eponymous and soon became a worldwide pop culture hit. Soon after that, the very same franchisee was expanded into several other films as well as other types of media such as video games, television series, comic books, novels, etc. The original movie of Star Wars was followed by eight other sequels. Altogether these nine films of the skywalker saga got nominated for the Academy awards while getting wins for the first two releases.
- Lawrence Of Arabia: The movie Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 release British epic historical drama movie based on the life of TE Lawrence and his book 7 pillars of wisdom. The movie was produced by Sam Faisal and directed by David lean through their British company named Horizon pictures. Also, the film stars actors like Peter O’Toole as Lawrence, and Alec Guinness playing the role of Prince Faisal. This movie is regarded as one of the most influential and greatest films ever made. It was even nominated for 10 Oscars and it even won 7 out of them including the award for Best Director and Best Picture in the year 1963.
- Roman Holiday: The movie Roman holiday is a 1953 release, American American comedy produced and directed by William Wyler. The movie is known to star actors like Gregory Peck as a reporter and Audrey Hepburn as a princess. Also, this movie helped Hepburn to win the Academy awards for the Best actress especially for her costume design screenplay and her performance. The Roman holiday was screened at the 14th Venice film Festival especially during the official program.
- An Affair To Remember: This movie An Affair To Remember is an American romantic film released in 1957 and directed by Leo McCarey. Originally filmed in CinemaScope the film was distributed by the 20th century Fox. Moreover, this movie is considered to be one of the most romantic films ever made, in accordance with the American film Institute. The movie is also a remake of McCarey’s film named Love Affair, featuring Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne.
- Do The Right Thing: Do The Right Thingis an American Comedy movie written directed and produced by Spike Lee. The movie is known to cast actors such as Ruby Dee, Richard Edson, John Turturro, and Ossie Davis. The plot of the movie starts with a simmering racial tension in the neighborhoods of Brooklyn between some Italian American residents and African-Americans which further culminates into violence and tragedy especially on a hot summer day. The movie was a commercial and critical success and even received several accolades which include nominations for Best supporting actor and best original screenplay.
