Best Classic Movies

[CastorTroy1303]

If you could pick just ONE movie (pre-1960s) that you could call the greatest movie ever made, what would it be?
My choice-
CASABLANCA

[Lindsey]

Good choice-Casablanca!

[CastorTroy1303]

I know! This is one of my favourite movies of all time. It has so many classic lines ("here's looking at you kid" and "play it sam" quickly come to mind) and has some of the best and most timeless performances ever (bogart, bergman, rains, henreid etc.).

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[Ender]

I'll have to say Psycho. Hitchcock was the man.

[Dr. Movielove]

wow there are so many good ones...I'll try and limit it to 4 films

US: Citizen Kane & The Third Man
Foreign: Seven Samurai & M

[bskutle]

"Vertigo"- the riskiest piece of storytelling in Hitchcock's career; slow, morbid, romantic, unforgettable

[rupert_pupkin]

I'm with you Movie love, it is tough to pick just one,
If i had a gun to my head I would pick :

TWELVE ANGRY MEN - pure dramatic power

honourable mentions
.Mr Smith goes to Washington
.Ran
.Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

[Kurtz1979]

APOCALYPSE NOW!

[STARKE]

PRE 1960's Kurtz


And, mine would probably have to be Citizen Kane.

[Puck Bond]

Casablnca no doubt about it...the quintessential classic!

[QUENTIN]

Apocalypse Now was 1979, Ran was 1985.

I'll go with the Dr. on the U.S. films, Citizen Kane and The Third Man (Though Third Man is actually British I believe)

Foreign I'd go with Rashomon and La Strada, and if it can be 1960, La Dolce Vita.

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[Ebert]

I'd have to Say:

RAGING BULL,just the best movie ever
CASABLANCA,probably the greatest ever.
CITIZEN KANE,ties with Casa
APOCALPSE NOW,pure and utter Masterpiece!!!

[Coffinhunter]

My pick would be:

The African Queen.