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This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history. Every film profile is packed with details including the director and cast, a plot summary and production notes, and little-known facts relating to the film�s history. Is it any wonder this intensely readable book has sold more than 1.5 million copies world wide? Chronicling the complete history of filmmaking, from silent-era sensations such as D. W. Griffith�s controversial The Birth of a Nation, to Birdman, the 2015 Oscar winner for Best Picture and other Oscar nominees including Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Also described are Hollywood�s most memorable musicals, great dramas, screwball comedies, experimental �New Wave� films from 1950s and �60s Europe, major films noir, classic westerns, action and adventure films, and outstanding documentaries.