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The 1960’s were a time of change world of film. Audiences moved
from the more conservative ideals of the 50's to liberal and somewhat militant views due to the Vietnam war. Below are a selection of the
most influential films of this time period.

The Apartment - by Billy Wilder
C. C. Baxter discovers that the fastest to climb the corporate ladder is to loan out your apartment to your coworkers for their flings. Things get complicated when Baxter falls for a girl his boss is seeing.
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West Side Story - by Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins
Tony falls for a girl named Maria. The only problem is
Tony is a Jet and Maria's brother is a Shark. Two of the biggest gangs in New York. A musical variation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
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Dog Day Afternoon - by Sidney Lumet
Sonny robs a bank to help pay for his lovers sex change operation. But when things go wrong, Sonny takes hostages and ends up in a standoff with police.
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The Manchurian Candidate - by John Frankenheimer
Back from the Korean War, Major Bennett Marco begins
to have recurring nightmares. He soon finds others are having the same dreams and when he investigates he uncovers a plot to assassinate a presidential candidate.
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Faces - by John Cassavetes
A middle aged couple look outside of their marriage for satisfaction. After they both learn what it's like with other people they realize that things weren't as good as they thought outside of their marriage.
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The Graduate - by Mike Nichols
Home from college, Benjamin Braddock begins having
an affair with Mrs. Robinson (the wife of his father's business partner). Things get more complicated when Benjamin starts dating Mrs. Robinson's daughter.
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Easy Rider - by Dennis Hopper
After selling some cocaine they smuggled from Mexico, two bikers head to Mardi Gras. On the road they run into
a bunch of colorful characters and learn a little bit about themselves along the way.
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Midnight Cowboy - by John Schlesinger
Joe Buck leaves Texas to make his fortune in New York
as a gigolo. Buck meets a friend named Rizzo that tries to help him get work. But when Rizzo becomes ill, Buck has to do what he can to help him get better.
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Bonnie and Clyde - by Arthur Penn
Bonnie is a young woman that bored with daily life.
That is until she meets Clyde. Together they travel the country leaving a string of bank robberies in their wake. But soon all the excitement leads up to a bloody climax.
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They Shoot Horses Don’t They - by Sidney Pollack
A colorful cast of characters take participate in a
marathon dance contest to win $1500 in prize money. After continuing on for while things get even harder
for the contestants ending in a surprising climax.
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The Wild Bunch - by Sam Peckinpah
Aging outlaws are pursued into Mexico by bounty hunters lead by an old member of their gang. In Mexico, they agree to do one last train robbery before retirement and end up facing the Mexican Army.
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid -
by George Roy Hill

After a number of train robberies, Butch and Sundance
are pursued by a posse they can't get rid of. Finally they have to take desperate measures in order to escape.
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Dr. Strangelove - by Stanley Kubrick
A crazy Air Force General gives the order for a bombing run on the USSR, knowing that the attack will trigger a doomsday machine that will destroy all life on the planet.
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2001: A Space Odyssey - by Stanley Kubrick
At important junctures in human development, strange black monoliths appear that seem to influence the course of human evolution.
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