305 SAFETY LASTPathé, 1923PRINCIPAL CASTDIRECTORPRODUCERSCREENWRITERSHarold Lloyd, Mildred DavisFred C. Newmeyer, Sam TaylorHal RoachHal Roach, Sam Taylor, Tim WhelanThe simple story of a boy coming to the city to make good and impress hisgirl becomes comical when showcased with Lloyd’s physical style, particularlythe famous scene in which he hangs above the city streets from the hands of agiant clock.306 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVERParamount, 1977PRINCIPAL CAST John Travolta, Karen Lynn GorneyDIRECTORJohn BadhamPRODUCERRobert StigwoodSCREENWRITERS Norman Wexler, Nik CohnBrooklyn youth Travolta feels he has no meaning to his life, except when he’sdancing at the disco. The Bee-Gees soundtrack and Travolta’s white suit andstylized moves have become internationally recognized icons of the 1970s.307 SAVING PRIVATE RYANDreamWorks, 1998PRINCIPAL CAST Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Matt DamonDIRECTORSteven SpielbergPRODUCERSSteven Spielberg, Ian Bryce, Mark Gordon, Gary LevinsohnSCREENWRITER Robert RodatAll of Private James Ryan’s brothers have been killed in the line of duty. A unit ofwar-weary soldiers is forced to risk their lives to find the young man and bring himhome. The film was a realistic and uncompromising account of the war oftenromanticized by Hollywood.308 SCARFACE: THE SHAME OF A NATIONUnited Artists, 1932PRINCIPAL CAST Paul Muni, Ann Dvorak, George RaftDIRECTORHoward HawksPRODUCERHoward HawksSCREENWRITERS Ben Hecht, W.R. Burnett, Fred Pasley, John Lee Mahin,Seton I. MillerHawks’ sensational and searing crime drama is ripped from the headlines of the1930s. Muni delivers a powerful depiction of a twisted, Al Capone-like figure with anunnatural attraction to his sister in this brutal story of a gangster who rises to the top,only to die beneath a neon sign proclaiming “The World’s At Your Feet.”102 American Film Institute
309 THE SCARLET EMPRESSParamount, 1934PRINCIPAL CAST Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam JaffeDIRECTORJosef von SternbergPRODUCERJosef von SternbergSCREENWRITERS Manuel Komroff, Eleanor McGearyVisually sumptuous and ostentatious, Sternberg’s fictionalized version of Catherinethe Great’s life was one of the most daring films to reach the screen in the 1930s.Illicit love affairs, nudity, and political subversion told the story of a shy youngGerman princess’ transformation to Empress of Russia.310 SCHINDLER’S LISTUniversal, 1993PRINCIPAL CAST Liam Neeson, Ralph FiennesDIRECTORSteven SpielbergPRODUCERSSteven Spielberg, Branko Lustig, Gerald R. MolenSCREENWRITER Steven ZaillianThe film is based on the true, complex, and often puzzling story of Oskar Schindler,the Czech industrialist who saved hundreds of Jews from the gas chambers during theHolocaust. “This list is an absolute good. The list is life.”311 THE SEARCHERSWarner Bros., 1956PRINCIPAL CASTDIRECTORPRODUCERSSCREENWRITERJohn Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie WoodJohn FordMerian C. Cooper, Patrick FordFrank S. NugentFord’s landmark saga is a quest to find a child abducted by Comanches right after theCivil War. Wayne, an Indian-hating ex-soldier, wages an internal battle whiledevoting years to searching for his niece, abducted during an Indian raid.312 SENSE AND SENSIBILITYColumbia, 1995PRINCIPAL CAST Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, Hugh GrantDIRECTORAng LeePRODUCERLindsay DoranSCREENWRITER Emma ThompsonThompson adapted Jane Austen’s 18th century novel about the Dashwood sisters,who approach love and life very differently. Elinor is all sense, Marianne allsensibility. They struggle to make proper marriages after the family loses its fortune.In the end, true love triumphs.American Film Institute 103
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