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Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!

1952 · Elia Kazan

BiographyDramaHistory
Silver
The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker

1962 · Arthur Penn

BiographyDrama
Silver
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962 · John Frankenheimer

BiographyCrimeDrama
Silver
Spartacus

Spartacus

1960 · Stanley Kubrick

AdventureBiographyDrama
Silver
Lust for Life

Lust for Life

1956 · Vincente Minnelli

BiographyDrama
Silver
Gypsy

Gypsy

1962 · Mervyn LeRoy

BiographyComedyDrama
Silver
Mahler

Mahler

1974 · Ken Russell

BiographyDramaMusic
Bronze
Serpico

Serpico

1973 · Sidney Lumet

BiographyCrimeDrama
Bronze
Waterloo

Waterloo

1970 · Sergey Bondarchuk

ActionBiographyDrama
Bronze
Andrei Rublev

Andrei Rublev

1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky

IndieWorldBiographyDramaHistory
Bronze
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz

BiographyDramaHistory
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The Gospel According to St. Matthew

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

1964 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

WorldBiographyDramaHistory
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In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

1967 · Richard Brooks

BiographyCrimeDrama
Bronze
The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965 · Carol Reed

BiographyDramaHistory
Bronze
El Cid

El Cid

1961 · Anthony Mann

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The Buddy Holly Story

The Buddy Holly Story

1978 · Steve Rash

BiographyDramaMusic
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Papillon

Papillon

1973 · Franklin J. Schaffner

BiographyCrimeDrama
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

1972 · Werner Herzog

IndieWorldActionAdventureBiography
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