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8. Since I apparently get to define "classic", I'll go with ....

Wed Jan 15, 2014, 08:41 PM

Jan 2014

The King of Hearts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Hearts_(1966_film)

King of Hearts (original French title: Le Roi de Cœur) is a 1966 French comedy-drama film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Alan Bates.
The film is set in a small town in France near the end of World War I. As the Imperial German Army retreats they booby trap the whole town to explode. The locals flee and, left to their own devices, a gaggle of cheerful lunatics escape the asylum and take over the town — thoroughly confusing the lone Scottish soldier who has been dispatched to defuse the bomb.

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The Gods Must Be Crazy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gods_Must_Be_Crazy

The Gods Must Be Crazy is a 1980 South African comedy film written and directed by Jamie Uys. Originally released in 1980, the film is the first in The Gods Must Be Crazy series. Set in Botswana, it tells the story of Xi, a Sho of the Kalahari Desert (played by Namibian San farmer Nǃxau) whose tribe has no knowledge of the world beyond.

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Classic Movies You Love - Post Your Recommendations [View all] MineralMan Jan 2014 OP

Duck Soup - the Marx Brothers - Banned in Fascist Italy el_bryanto Jan 2014 #1

I'm going to LOVE this group! JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #2

You're quite right about whathehell Jan 2014 #4

I've seen that! JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #5

Oh Good! whathehell Jan 2014 #6

That's what I mean JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #7

I adore Josephine Hull in Harvey and Arsenic and Old Lace. I love both those movies, too. valerief Jan 2014 #10

I have not even heard about Niagra dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #13

Your welcome JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #14

Tom Jones, The Miracle Worker, The Victors, whathehell Jan 2014 #3

Oh JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #15

Isn't it great? whathehell Jan 2014 #18

Since I apparently get to define "classic", I'll go with .... Scuba Jan 2014 #8

A Woman's Face (with Joan Crawford) valerief Jan 2014 #9

I just saw JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #16

Wasn't it though! But it was so pretty, too. valerief Jan 2014 #22

Two of my favorite creepy films and one funny one aint_no_life_nowhere Jan 2014 #11

The Innocents!...Yes, definitely one of the spookier films ever made.. whathehell Jan 2014 #19

Audrey Hepburn LauraNb Jan 2014 #12

Brief Encounter dixiegrrrrl Jan 2014 #17

Five that never fail to thrill me Little_Wing Jan 2014 #20

'Paul Muni is so under-appreciated these days. ' MineralMan Jan 2014 #21

I see what you did there Little_Wing Jan 2014 #23

Look at the post again. I added some more information. MineralMan Jan 2014 #24

Serendipity indeed! Little_Wing Jan 2014 #25

A cool example of 1930s poster art, I think. MineralMan Jan 2014 #26

Check out Polish movie posters TexasBushwhacker Jan 2014 #30

'Casablanca'. I watch it every time it's on TV. trof Jan 2014 #27

IMDB on my laptop while I watch a movie. trof Jan 2014 #28

The Best Years of Our Lives sweetloukillbot Jan 2014 #29

Classic Movies I Love? brooklynboy49 Mar 2014 #31

My Favorite would have to be The Sound of Music Portland Cyclist Mar 2014 #32

Three classic comedies OmahaBlueDog Apr 2014 #33