Name ONE Great Film Most Have Never Seen...

**SteyrAUG** · 05-20-13, 23:54

Ok, don't list your favorite movie that everyone has seen. The idea is to enlighten others so that they can check them out. So with that in mind try not to post obscure silent German films from the 20s that are lost and out of print.

Ideally it should be something that is currently available on DVD, even more ideally available on Netflix where someone can watch it BEFORE they decide to buy it.

Give the name of the film, year, IMDb link and a brief synopsis.

My nomination is Ikiru (1952)

A bureaucrat tries to find a meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

This is a Kurosawa film but there are no samurai running around and unless you are a huge film fan and watch TCM regularly, you've probably never seen it.

**Norinco** · 05-21-13, 00:26

Seven Samurai (1954)
Another Kurosawa. I haven't met many people who have seen it.

A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/

**Peshawar** · 05-21-13, 00:35

The uncensored version of Soldier Blue.

**JoshNC** · 05-21-13, 00:37

Does Three Days of the Condor count? I'm 35, so this one is a "before my time" movie, but maybe not for others.

**Reagans Rascals** · 05-21-13, 00:37

By Dawns Early Light

1990, James Earl Jones... Powers Booth... the dad from Christmas Story... need I say more

"The crew of a nuclear bomber attack the Soviet Union while the President of the United States tries desperately to regain control of his military after his helicopter crashes during a limited nuclear exchange in this film with a scenario similar to _Fail Safe_ and _Dr. Strangelove_. Originally a made for cable movie, it concentrates on the relationship between a veteran pilot and his female co-pilot and the president's attempt to wrest control away from a war-mongering successor"

**SteyrAUG** · 05-21-13, 00:44

Originally Posted by JoshNC

Does Three Days of the Condor count? I'm 35, so this one is a "before my time" movie, but maybe not for others.

Sure, and as much as I generally dislike Redford, it's actually a really good film.

**Moose-Knuckle** · 05-21-13, 01:18

Originally Posted by Norinco

Seven Samurai (1954)
Another Kurosawa. I haven't met many people who have seen it.

A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/

That was going to be my entry, good choice!

It was the inspiration for The Magnificent Seven.

Okay, I'll go with Citizen Kane. Hard to believe that Orson Welles co-wrote, produced, directed, and starred in this film at the ripe old age of 25, his first at that.