The 300 Greatest Films Ever Made (Part 17)

Our daily countdown continues, with part 17 out of 30 in our list of the 300 Greatest Films Ever Made. These are numbers 140-131.

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140) THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (1928) Carl Theodore FRENCH Silent

 

139) WALKABOUT (1971) Nicholas Roeg AUSTRALIA

 

138) DREAMS (1990) Akira Kurasawa JAPAN

 

137) GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (1988) Isao Takahata JAPAN Animated

 

136) LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (2006) Clint Eastwood USA

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135) THE QUIET MAN (1952) John Ford USA

 

134) THE WOLFMAN (1941) George Waggoner USA

 

133) The DAY The EARTH STOOD STILL (1951) ROBERT WISE USA

 

132) The MAN WHO SHOT LIBERY VALANCE (1962) John Ford USA

 

131) THE HUSTLER (1961) Robert Rosen USA

Numbers 130-121 coming next...

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