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**History in Film**

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A047: Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Aug 13, 2024

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The story behind the most iconic photograph in American military history.

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A046: Patton (1970) Jul 30, 2024

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Iconic best picture winner about US general George Patton. He was a big personality and often his own worst enemy.

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A045: A League of Their Own (1992) Jul 16, 2024

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A look at the home front during World War II. While the characters here are fictitious, the league and the teams shown were real.

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A044: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) Jul 02, 2024

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A very detailed look at the lead up to the attack on Pearl Harbor from both the American and Japanese perspective.

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A043: The Aviator (2004) Jun 18, 2024

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Martin Scorsese’s biopic of the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.

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A042: Chaplin (1992) Jun 04, 2024

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As we prepare for World War II, we look at the life of Charlie Chaplin and discuss his lampooning of Adolf Hitler in The Great Dictator.

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A041: The Grapes of Wrath (1940) May 21, 2024

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Based on John Steinbeck’s novel of Oklahoma farmers moving to California during the Great Depression.

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A040: Cinderella Man (2005) May 07, 2024

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A bit too Hollywood, but this film gives a good look at the career of James Braddock and the Great Depression.

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A039: The Untouchables (1987) Apr 23, 2024

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An almost-entirely fictionalized account of Elliot Ness and his quest to bring down Al Capone.

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A038: The Artist (2011) & Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Apr 09, 2024

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We use these fictional stories to highlight Hollywood’s transition from the Silent Era to Talkies. The Jazz Singer (1927) comes up as well.

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