The Best Films in History: Did Your Favorite Make the List?

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front is an anti-war film depicting the story of German soldiers in WWI. This film has been highly regarded as one of the best anti-war films in history. In America, that is. Germany stopped showing the film due to the propaganda factors. Before they banned it, they would make the theaters uninhabitable so customers wouldn't want to sit and watch it.

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The More You Know

  • Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie, which is why they’re called “trailers.”
  • Ronald Reagan was originally announced as the lead for Casablanca. The proclamation turned out to simply be a ruse to keep the actor’s name in the press.
  • The film industry got its start in New Jersey
  • Shooting for No Country For Old Men was interrupted for a day due to a smoke cloud from the set of There Will Be Blood, which was also filming in the area.
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