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Owen Lee's 5 Lists Of Movie Favorites (as of 1973)

From:
The People's Almanac Presents The Book of Lists
D. Wallechinsky, I. Wallace, A. Wallace (1977)

"Father Owen Lee, a native of Detroit, received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia and is currently teaching Latin and Greek at Loyola University in Chicago, Ill. Noted as a linguist, his interests range widely. He is a respected lecturer and writer on opera, and he is a devoted movie fan whose enthusiasm stems from a high-school job as a theater usher."

1-5: 5 best performances by an actor
6-10: 5 best performances by an actress
11-17: 5 best supporting actors
(11-13 represent "The Pagnol Trilogy")
18-24: 5 best supporting actresses
(22-24 represent "The Apu Trilogy")
25-29: 5 best songs written for…

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  • Variety

    1

  • The Gold Rush

    2

  • Henry V

    3

  • Rashomon

    4

  • On the Waterfront

    5

  • The Passion of Joan of Arc

    6

  • Camille

    7

  • Rome, Open City

    8

  • La Strada

    9

  • Summertime

    10

  • Marius

    11

  • Fanny

    12

  • César

    13

  • L'Atalante

    14

  • Children of Paradise

    15

  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    16

  • The Hustler

    17

  • The Birth of a Nation

    18

  • Anna Christie

    19

  • The Grapes of Wrath

    20

  • The Magnificent Ambersons

    21

  • Pather Panchali

    22

  • Aparajito

    23

  • Apur Sansar

    24

  • Swing Time

    25

  • Rosalie

    26

  • The Goldwyn Follies

    27

  • The Wizard of Oz

    28

  • State Fair

    29