Pick One Period Movie You Consider The Best of the Best

[1srelluc]

For me it's Master and Commander.

 

[lg325]

Master and Commander is a good one
So many good ones to choose from. True Grit in both versions. My mom and 5 sisters would go with Little Women.
I would also go with Inherit The Wind.

 

[JoeB131]

Amadeus.

While it has some dubious historical points (Salieri did not murder Mozart, they were actually good friends), the Music and setting were filmmaking at their best.

 

[BlindBoo]

American Graffiti

 

[strollingbones]

M by fritz lang with peter lorre

 

[Manonthestreet]

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning " and We were soldiers once, and Young.

 

[martybegan]

For me it's Master and Commander.

First for me.

Second, Unforgiven.

 

[martybegan]

One distinction. Are period movies fiction (or loosely based on a real story/people) or do they include historical movies?

To me my favorite historical movie is Tora Tora Tora, but I don't consider that a period piece.

 

[Damaged Eagle]

SMILE

 

[luiza]

Low brows .
I stick with Citizen Kane though Vertigo has been moving steadily toward the top in the last ten years .

Also , Last Year in Marienbad , and L'Aventura have stuck in my memory .

 

[martybegan]

Low brows .
I stick with Citizen Kane though Vertigo has been moving steadily toward the top in the last ten years .

Also , Last Year in Marienbad , and L'Aventura have stuck in my memory .

 

[odanny]

Too many time periods to pick just one, I'll pick two.

Rob Roy

Rob Roy (1995) ⭐ 6.9 | Adventure, Biography, Drama

2h 19m | R

www.imdb.com

When Trumpets Fade

When Trumpets Fade (TV Movie 1998) ⭐ 7.0 | Action, Drama, War

1h 35m | R

www.imdb.com

 

[luiza]

Period Movies ??Never heard of that perversion .
It really sounds disgusting and messy .

 

[lg325]

 

[LuckyDuck]

First for me.

Second, Unforgiven.

Too many great period pieces to choose from. As for Unforgiven, it gave a more accurate depiction of elements of the old west, none of that street face off gunfight between two individuals and sleeping on the ground between towns wasn't always pleasant weather. So, that made it better than most.
As for a pure action shoot'em up western, I would have to go with the outrageous "Wild Bunch," with William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson and Robert Ryan.

 

[martybegan]

Too many great period pieces to choose from. As for Unforgiven, it gave a more accurate depiction of elements of the old west, none of that street face off gunfight between two individuals and sleeping on the ground between towns wasn't always pleasant weather. So, that made it better than most.
As for a pure action shoot'em up western, I would have to go with the outrageous "Wild Bunch," with William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson and Robert Ryan.

I always have a soft spot for Hang em High. Eastwood, a Western AND a revenge tale???

Count me in.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

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[odanny]

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Great film, great acting, appropriately dark.