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Top Indie Movies - Pre-1980

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Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek

1964 · Michael Cacoyannis

IndieComedyDrama
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Diary of a Country Priest

Diary of a Country Priest

1951 · Robert Bresson

IndieWorldDrama
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Stalker

Stalker

1979 · Andrei Tarkovsky

IndieWorldDramaSci-Fi
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The Trial

The Trial

1962 · Orson Welles

IndieDramaMysteryThriller
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The Innocents

The Innocents

1961 · Jack Clayton

IndieDramaHorrorMystery
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Le trou

Le trou

1960 · Jacques Becker

IndieWorldCrimeDramaThriller
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Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

1971 · Ted Kotcheff

IndieDramaThriller
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Monterey Pop

Monterey Pop

1968 · D.A. Pennebaker

IndieDocumentaryHistoryMusic
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Black God, White Devil

Black God, White Devil

1964 · Glauber Rocha

IndieWorldAdventureCrimeDrama
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Lord of the Flies

Lord of the Flies

1963 · Peter Brook

IndieAdventureDramaThriller
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8½

8½

1963 · Federico Fellini

IndieWorldDrama
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Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind

1961 · Bryan Forbes

IndieCrimeDrama
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The Goddess

The Goddess

1960 · Satyajit Ray

IndieWorldDrama
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Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957 · Akira Kurosawa

IndieWorldDrama
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The Purple Plain

The Purple Plain

1954 · Robert Parrish

IndieAdventureDramaWar
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The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

1955 · Michael Anderson

IndieDramaHistoryWar
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I Vitelloni

I Vitelloni

1953 · Federico Fellini

IndieWorldComedyDrama
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Kind Hearts and Coronets

Kind Hearts and Coronets

1949 · Robert Hamer

IndieComedyCrime
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