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100 DO THE RIGHT THINGUniversal, 1989PRINCIPAL CAST Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, John TurturroDIRECTORSpike LeePRODUCERSSpike Lee, Monty RossSCREENWRITER Spike LeeIt’s a sweltering summer day in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn,and Sal’s Famous Pizzeria becomes a lightning rod for racial tensions. The muchdiscussedclose to the film presents different views on the conflict with quotes fromMartin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X.101 DOCTOR ZHIVAGOMGM, 1965PRINCIPAL CAST Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Rod SteigerDIRECTORDavid LeanPRODUCERCarlo PontiSCREENWRITER Robert BoltLean’s sweeping saga set against the Russian Revolution is the story of a youngdoctor/poet torn between two women. But it is his love for Lara that propels thefilm, memorable for its haunting music score and stunning cinematography. Leancollaborated with cinematographer Freddie Young for the second time.102 DODSWORTHUnited Artists, 1936PRINCIPAL CASTDIRECTORPRODUCERSCREENWRITERWalter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Mary AstorWilliam WylerSamuel GoldwynSidney HowardSinclair Lewis’ novel was the basis for this story of a retired automobile tycoonwhose much younger, social-climbing wife drags him on an extended Europeanvacation. While she cavorts with younger men, he eventually finds happinesswith a down-to-earth American expatriate.103 DOG DAY AFTERNOONWarner Bros., 1975PRINCIPAL CAST Al Pacino, Chris SarandonDIRECTORSidney LumetPRODUCERSMartin Bregman, Martin ElfandSCREENWRITER Frank PiersonBased on a real incident in lower Manhattan, Pacino holds bank customers hostagein what he thinks will be a simple heist to get money for his lover’s sex changeoperation, but it turns into a major police and media incident. “Attica! Attica!”American Film Institute 37