If you don't know your black-and-white films, try these on for size.....
There's been a recent debate as to the validity of black-and-white films. Many of the youngsters say, "I just don't get it." Well, don't feel like the Lone Ranger young children. Ted Turner has similar thoughts on the supposed curse of black and white.…
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76 - Austin personal trainer
Some of the choices on the list I love. I'd add:
The Hustler
The Last Picture Show
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Red River
77 - Dan(Miller)
Bergman's Seventh Seal was and remains one of my favorites. However, I consider Bergman's The Devil's Eye to be right up there with the best as well.
It was released in 1960 and I saw it while a college freshman in 1960 or perhaps it was the following year. It is a comedy (as I recall his only comedy) and extraordinarily funny, from the concept that the Devil gets a sty whenever there is a virtuous woman on Earth through and beyond the seduction scene in Don Juan's luxurious suite in Hell; the Devil summons Don Juan and sends him on a mission to deal with his sty. Don Juan uses all of his powers and succeeds by causing a preacher's daughter, whom he had been sent to seduce, to tell a fib. There is also lots of luscious cinematography of the countryside.
78 - mike
your list is missing the greatest b/w movie ever made...beauty and the beast 1946 by cocteau
79 - mike
movies were made in b/w for finacial reasons not artistic choices, except for say manhattan, schindlers list, raging bull ect,which all should have been made in color or not at all, the first real color movie was becky sharp 1935...it cost an extra, $500,000! in 1938 dollar values to film gone with the wind in color, why did they do that? because they knew it would be better in color ,that movie,along with, red shoes ,black narcissus, leave her to heaven,the river , lawrence of arabia,ect ect, would all be shadows of what they are if they were made in b/w,just watch any great color movie and turn off the color,theres no comparison at all,imagine dorothy stepping out into munchkinland with no color , a b/w emerald city,see what i mean reality is in color not b/w
80 - Ned Mackey
I'm surprised that nobody mentioned The Third Man and Baby Doll.
81 - lee alllen
Am I the only person in the world who thinks STALAG 17 was a great B&W movie?
82 - WillyWillWill
There are 25 films on the 20 best films list, dingus
83 - Maria
does anyone know of a black/white movie where a man is a butler and he writes a book about the family he works for or the town he lives in? that's about all the info i have on this. any help appreciated! thx
84 - Jeff Sneaie
Here's a good black and white film, Irish I think
85 - stuart senior
THEN THERE WAS NONE 1945 VERTION
86 - saldo
The Third Man should be number 1
87 - saldo
Also...
Man with the Movie Camera
Vampyr
The Hustler
Invisible Man
88 - Moviecritic
Nice list, but where the F*** are "It's a Wonderful Life", "12 Angry Men", "Modern Times", plus many more?!
89 - Igor
Kurasawas "Drunken Angel" debuting Toshira Mifune in a startling portrayal of postwar Japan.
90 - Kyle
What about the seven samurai? My all time favorite B&W
91 - R Taylor
Where was Brighton Rock?