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Top Biography Movies - Pre-1980

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The Gospel According to St. Matthew

The Gospel According to St. Matthew

1964 · Pier Paolo Pasolini

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In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

1967 · Richard Brooks

BiographyCrimeDrama
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The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965 · Carol Reed

BiographyDramaHistory
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El Cid

El Cid

1961 · Anthony Mann

BiographyDramaHistory
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The House of Rothschild

The House of Rothschild

1934 · Alfred L. Werker

BiographyDramaHistory
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The Buddy Holly Story

The Buddy Holly Story

1978 · Steve Rash

BiographyDramaMusic
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MacArthur

MacArthur

1977 · Joseph Sargent

BiographyDramaHistory
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Papillon

Papillon

1973 · Franklin J. Schaffner

BiographyCrimeDrama
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Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues

1972 · Sidney J. Furie

BiographyDramaMusic
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

1972 · Werner Herzog

IndieWorldActionAdventureBiography
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The Color of Pomegranates

The Color of Pomegranates

1969 · Sergei Parajanov

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Born Free

Born Free

1966 · James Hill

AdventureBiographyDrama
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Testament of Orpheus

Testament of Orpheus

1960 · Jean Cocteau

WorldBiographyFantasy
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Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1960 · Stanley Kramer

IndieBiographyDramaHistory
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Ivan the Terrible, Part I

Ivan the Terrible, Part I

1944 · Sergei Eisenstein

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