Help me out, /film/. I can't think of any really great "American cinema". By that I mean films that show something of the "American spirit", and American history. Something you would watch and make you damn proud to be an American; either because of the

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inconnu 11/13/15 (Fri) 03:43:36 No.6247

Help me out, /film/. I can't think of any really great "American cinema". By that I mean films that show something of the "American spirit", and American history. Something you would watch and make you damn proud to be an American; either because of the quality of the film making, or the presentation of the subject matter, or both. I'm mainly looking for films that take place before 1900. One or two that already come to mind:

- Young Mr. Lincoln (by John Ford, not sure if that's the title)

- Birth of a Nation

- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (although I'm not teally looking for Westerns, and I'd prefer historical subject matter)

Bonus points for an actual quality film about Andrew Jackson. pic kind of maybe not related

inconnu 11/13/15 (Fri) 04:59:24 No.6257

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There are not many Andrew Jackson movies. There was a silent short in 1913 called Andrew Jackson (probably impossible to find) and a Charlton Heston feature from 1953 which looks watchable.

Other than that you'll probably have to watch the History Channel for AJ content.

inconnu 11/13/15 (Fri) 06:34:29 No.6260

>>6247

There are many "American Dream" movies like Ed Wood, There Will Be Blood, Rocky, etc. but it seems like you want something with a different tone. I'll recommend Sweet Smell of Success even though it's not quite right either.

I think John Ford is a good starting point and I might add William Wellman too. Maybe films about the Alamo? I can't vouch for any of them but John Wayne directed and starred in one.

inconnu 11/13/15 (Fri) 08:19:28 No.6265

>>6260

sweet smell of success is fantastic, but not what im looking for. "american dream" isnt quite the theme im looking for either. it's more of a historical thing.

inconnu 11/13/15 (Fri) 16:12:24 No.6267

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That's a tricky one if you throw out westerns. I was thinking about John Huston (Red Badge of Courage is historical) or his father Walter in The Devil and Daniel Webster.

inconnu 11/15/15 (Sun) 06:26:42 No.6282

>>6247

John Ford's The Iron Horse

inconnu 02/25/16 (Thu) 05:10:03 No.6792

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>>6247

>Bonus points for an actual quality film about Andrew Jackson.

movies/tv with Andrew Jackson: http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0028812/

no idea about the quality tho

inconnu 02/27/16 (Sat) 15:48:13 No.6798

YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.

YOU'VE BEEN TRUMPED

Since Trump is in the OP and riding high in the polls I want to post this documentary about his developing a golf course in Scotland. It's obviously biased against Trump but you still get a sense of how he operates.

inconnu 03/05/16 (Sat) 13:06:26 No.6838

>>6247

Plenty of movies have that American spirit, like Rocky IV and It's a Wonderful Life, but you're severely limiting yourself if you only want movies that take place before the 20th century. Some movies that are coming to mind are Gone With the Wind (1939) and The Yearling (1946). Also two Shirley Temple movies that take place in the Confederate South The Littlest Rebel (1935) and The Little Colonel (1935). There's also Buster Keaton's The General (1926).

>>6257

Heston also played Andrew Jackson again in The Buccaneer (1958).

That's all I can think of.

inconnu 03/24/16 (Thu) 03:24:45 No.6946

>>6798

interesting

Though other than placing the dirt mounds where he did and destructing some of their property (that was built on his recently purchased land), this mostly seemed a problem of the Scottish government and authorities