Tag Archives: 1930s

Youth Without Youth

IMDB Rating: 7.40
517 votes

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A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, a timid professor is changed by a cataclysmic event and explores the mysteries of life.
Actors
DominicTim Roth
Veronica/LauraAlexandra Maria Lara
Professor StanciulescuBruno Ganz

The Great Debaters

IMDB Rating: 7.70
6453 votes

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Marshall, Texas, described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the Civil War," is home to Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as a union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coached the debate team to a nearly-undefeated season that included the first debate between students from white and Negro colleges and ended with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which included a female student and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience.
Actors
GarrettJackson Walker
Upscale TravelerRoger Dillingham Jr.
Hanging VictimRon Auguste

Raiders of the Lost Ark

IMDB Rating: 8.70
174706 votes

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The year is 1936. A professor who studies archeology named Inidana Jones is venturing in the jungles in South America searching for a golden statue. Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap doing so, miraculously, he escapes. Then, Jones hears from a museum curator named Marcus Brody about a biblical artifact called The Ark of the Covenant, which can hold the key to humanly existence. Jones has to venture to vast places such as Nepal and Egypt to find this artifact. However, he will have to fight his enemy Renee Belloq and a band of Nazis in order to reach it.
Actors
Indiana JonesHarrison Ford
Marion RavenwoodKaren Allen
Dr. Rene BelloqPaul Freeman

Cabaret

IMDB Rating: 7.70
11958 votes

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Sally Bowles, an American singer in 1930s Berlin, fall in love with bi-sexual Brian. They are both then seduced by Max, a rich playboy. Sally becomes pregnant, and Brian offers to marry her... All the characters are linked by the Kit-Kat club, a nightspot where Sally sings.
Actors
Sally BowlesLiza Minnelli
Brian RobertsMichael York
Maximilian von HeuneHelmut Griem

Bonnie and Clyde

IMDB Rating: 8.00
23594 votes

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A bored small-town girl and a small-time bank robber leave in their wake a string of violent robberies and newspaper headlines that catch the imagination of the Depression-struck Mid-West in this take on the legendary crime spree of these archetypal lovers on the run.
Actors
Clyde BarrowWarren Beatty
Bonnie ParkerFaye Dunaway
C.W. MossMichael J. Pollard

Cinderella Man

IMDB Rating: 8.00
39030 votes

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During the Great Depression, a common-man hero, James J. Braddock—a.k.a. the Cinderella Man—was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seemingly as broken-down, beaten-up and out-of-luck as much of the rest of the American populace who had hit rock bottom. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, the only thing that mattered to him—his family—was in danger, and he was even forced to go on Public Relief. But deep inside, Jim Braddock never relinquished his determination. Driven by love, honor and an incredible dose of grit, he willed an impossible dream to come true. In a last-chance bid to help his family, Braddock returned to the ring. No one thought he had a shot. However Braddock, fueled by something beyond mere competition, kept winning. Suddenly, the ordinary working man became the mythic athlete. Carrying the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders, Braddock rocketed through the ranks, until this underdog chose to do the unthinkable: take on the heavyweight champ of the world, the unstoppable Max Baer, renowned for having killed two men in the ring.
Actors
Jim BraddockRussell Crowe
Mae BraddockRenée Zellweger
Joe GouldPaul Giamatti

Seabiscuit

IMDB Rating: 7.50
21002 votes

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In an era when Americans were in great need of heroic figures to help them forget their troubles, SEABISCUIT comes to the rescue. The picture relates a moving story of friendship and devotion in rehabilitating the main characters'fractured lives, as it interweaves the interactions between horse, jockey, trainer and owner and their adoring fans. The film accurately portrays the real people and events of those troubled times and how Seabiscuit "fixed us, every one of us."
Actors
NarratorDavid McCullough
Charles HowardJeff Bridges
Bicycle SupervisorPaul Vincent O'Connor

Seven Years in Tibet

IMDB Rating: 6.60
17243 votes

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Heinrich Harrer runs from trouble at home in WWII Austria to climb Mt. Nanga Parbat. After meeting unforseen obstacles, he comes into contact with the forbidden city of Lhasa.
Actors
Heinrich HarrerBrad Pitt
Peter AufschnaiterDavid Thewlis
Ngawang JigmeB. D. Wong

Atonement

IMDB Rating: 8.20
4525 votes

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In the summer of 1935, 13-year-old Briony Tallis observes a flirtation between a servant's son, Robbie, and her older sister, Cecilia, that she childishly misconstrues. Briony's misunderstanding leads to a terrible crime whose consequences follow them through World War II.
Actors
Briony Tallis, aged 13Saoirse Ronan
Grace TurnerBrenda Blethyn
BettyJulia West

Evita

IMDB Rating: 6.10
12437 votes

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Based on the incredible true story, Eva (Evita) Peron, starts out life as a poor girl who goes on to become an actress and then become the wife of the president of Argentina, Juan Peron. The musical is a story of love and politics, showing all the battles and triumphs Evita has in her short, but amazing life.
Actors
Eva PerónMadonna
CheAntonio Banderas
Juan PerónJonathan Pryce