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Topic History of: Greatest Black & White films. Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Pumpkinhead
Hobson's Choice
12 Angry Men
To Kill a Mockingbird
Goodbye Mr Chips
The House of Dracula
Rachel and The Stranger
Scrooge (Alastair Sim)
Tom Brown's School Days
The Day Earth Stood Still
Murder She Said
for a start ...
angel
Mel Brookes "Frankenstein." Always gives me a giggle. Putting on the ritz!
Prunella Minge
Gosh, too many B&W movies to mention. Any of Preston Sturges', Ernst Lubitsch's, Orson Welles', Billy Wilder's, Hitchcock's, Fritz Lang's and John Ford's, It's a Wonderful Life, Casablanca, most of Cary Grant's from the 1930s/1940s, so many. But I don't rate movies just in terms of one aspect - the great art that came from old German black and white movies was the ability to disguise the lack of much scenery with light and shadow. Murnau was a genius for that and Hollywood copied it well. But there are some nice-looking black and white movies that are otherwise dull and flawed. The same goes for colour ones. They've got to work on all levels.
steveimp
The Punch and Judy Man is utterly superb.
Why couldn't Hancock see his talent? I suppose that is the curse of depression for you.
andrew
I was listening to TalkSport the other night and had great dissuasion about some the greatest Black & White films of all time, they try to make 10 but time ran out.
I give you my 10
Metropolis
Nosferatu
Loneliness Of A Long Distance Runner
Treasure Of Sierra Madre
12 Angry Men
A Kind Of Loving
Punch & Judy Man
Little Caesar
Brighton Rock
The Bad Seed