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Citizen Kane

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Poster for the movie "Citizen Kane"

Citizen Kane (1941)

PG 119 min - Mystery, Drama - 17 April 1941
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Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

Director:  Orson Welles
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Blazing Saddles

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Blazing Saddles (1974)

93 min - Western, Comedy - 7 February 1974
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A town—where everyone seems to be named Johnson—stands in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, robber baron Hedley Lamarr sends his henchmen to make life in the town unbearable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor, so Hedley convinces him to send the town the first black sheriff in the west.

Director:  Mel Brooks
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Spartacus

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Spartacus (1960)

197 min - History, War, Drama, Adventure - 13 October 1960
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The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.

Writers:  Plutarch
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