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Citizen Kane Tops AFI List of 100 American Movies
A panel of 1500 film professionals and critics awards Citizen Kane as the top American feature. Casablanca and The Godfather follow, with Gone With the Wind at No. 4. The AFI list, released on a CBS special, spans from 1896 to 1996 and highlights omissions, voting methods, and notable directors.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
American Film Institute
Scarlett
Rhett
Clinton
al Gore
D.W. Griffith
Buster Keaton
King Vidor
Notre Dame
Bagdad
Mary Pickford
Lillian Gish
New York
John Huston
AFT
James Cagney
Greta Garbo
Camille
Katharine Hepburn
Natalie Wood
Diane Keaton
Faye Dunaway
Steven Spielberg
Alfred Hitchcock
Billy Wilder