Top 10 Classics before 1960 that changed the dynamics of their time..
Although there are other great movies apart from this list but these are the movies which have something different which put them apart from others and also at the end of the day I had to pick only 10. These are timeless movies and are way ahead of their times..
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- DirectorFritz LangStarsPeter LorreEllen WidmannInge LandgutWhen the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.Wonderful Movie. Time less movie and can win Oscar in any era.
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy ComingoreFollowing the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'One of the all time classics which was unsuccessful and rejected by the people of its era. Its a movie which was way ahead of its time and era. Orson Welles excellent direction makes it movie of all time.
- DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.Its a brilliant adaption of a all time great book with the same name.
- DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph BellamyA newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.Its style of comedy,Dialogues,Characters,story is simply superb and at the same time highly entertaining.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartMary AstorGladys GeorgeSan Francisco private detective Sam Spade takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar and their quest for a priceless statuette, with the stakes rising after his partner is murdered.I chose this movie as I feel its also a movie which was way ahead of its time. Wonderful movie with excellent ending.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko TsushimaFarmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.This movie can't be missed and its a movie you can watch any number of time, under any mood and this type of movies are made by chance or by luck. Simply superb movie from Akira Kurosawa and belongs to all genres of people.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.Another classical from Akira Kurosawa. Movie depicts 3 point of views of a murder and leaves you thinking to have your point of view.
- DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenLee J. CobbAn ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.Marlon Brando's best ever movie. Wonderful story backed with great direction.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsWilliam HoldenAlec GuinnessJack HawkinsBritish POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.Simply a superb entertainer and backed by great direction,cinematography,screenplay and off course great performances. Simply a complete package.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin BalsamThe jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.Nothing can be compared to this Sidney Lumet's classic. What a movie and is a must watch.