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June 19th, 2008

AFI’s 10 Greatest Films in Classic Genres. Do you agree?

Posted by: Belinda Goldsmith

raging-bull.jpgThe American Film Institute unveiled its list of the “10 Greatest Films in 10 Classic Genres” in a three-hour CBS Television Network special this week. A jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians named the following films as the very best in their genres but do you agree?:

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (Science Fiction) - CITY LIGHTSsnow-white.jpg (Romantic Comedy) - THE GODFATHER (Gangster) -  LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (Epic) - RAGING BULL (Sports) - THE SEARCHERS (Western) - SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (Animation) - TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (Courtroom Drama) - VERTIGO (Mystery) - THE WIZARD OF OZ (Fantasy).

For a full list of the honorees in each category go to the AFI Web site.