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A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966 · Fred Zinnemann

BiographyDramaHistory
Gold
Tom Jones

Tom Jones

1963 · Tony Richardson

AdventureComedyHistory
Gold
The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

1987 · Bernardo Bertolucci

BiographyDramaHistory
Gold
Gandhi

Gandhi

1982 · Richard Attenborough

BiographyDramaHistory
Gold
Schindler's List

Schindler's List

1993 · Steven Spielberg

BiographyDramaHistory
Gold
Missing

Missing

1982 · Costa-Gavras

BiographyDramaHistory
Gold
Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

1998 · John Madden

ComedyDramaHistory
Gold
The Mission

The Mission

1986 · Roland Joffé

AdventureDramaHistory
Gold
Man of Iron

Man of Iron

1981 · Andrzej Wajda

WorldDramaHistory
Gold
The Tree of Wooden Clogs

The Tree of Wooden Clogs

1978 · Ermanno Olmi

WorldDramaHistory
Gold
Story of Women

Story of Women

1988 · Claude Chabrol

WorldDramaHistoryRomance
Gold
The King's Speech

The King's Speech

2010 · Tom Hooper

IndieBiographyDramaHistory
Gold
12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

2013 · Steve McQueen

IndieBiographyDramaHistory
Gold
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior

1980 · Akira Kurosawa

WorldDramaHistoryWar
Gold
An Officer and a Spy

An Officer and a Spy

2019 · Roman Polanski

WorldDramaHistoryThriller
Gold
The Zone of Interest

The Zone of Interest

2023 · Jonathan Glazer

IndieWorldDramaHistoryWar
Gold
Reds

Reds

1981 · Warren Beatty

BiographyDramaHistory
Gold
The Leopard

The Leopard

1963 · Luchino Visconti

WorldDramaHistory
Gold
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