| One of my favorite things about teaching history is that I can introduce students to some of the great movies and television of all-time. Sometimes I take advantage of this just to watch some of my favorites; but usually I have the satisfaction of seeing people learn to enjoy, learn, and intelligently critique the entertainment we often take for granted. Below are lists of some of the films and TV shows I use in each of my classses. Click on any of the pictures to the right and enjoy more: plot synopsis, cast info, study guides (great for quizzes) and lots of photos. |
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| Movies and TV in History |
| Civil War Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, Glory, Gone with the Wind, Ken Burns' The Civil War The Old West Dances with Wolves, Shane, High Noon, Tombstone, Wyatt Earp, Little House on the Prairie, Gunsmoke Immigration Far & Away, Titantic World War I Sgt. York, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Lost Battalion Great Depression Grapes of Wrath, Wizard of Oz, The Untouchables World War II Schindler's List, Saving Privaet Ryan, Sink the Bismarck, Bridge on the River Kwai, Pearl Harbor, Hogan's Heroes, From Here to Eternity, U-571, Windtalkers, Stalag 17, King Rat, The Great Escape, Tora, Tora, Tora!, A League of Their Own, Deceipt and Indifference The Cold War (Korea, Vietnam, etc.) M*A*S*H, We Were Soldiers, The Majestic, October Sky, Blast from the Past, JFK |
| American History Movies |
| Government & Economics |
| The Distinguished Gentleman, Dave, The American President, Animal Farm, 1984, 12 Angry Men, Wall Street, Lord of the Flies, Wag the Dog, Education in American Schools |
| Psychology & Sociology |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation, Charly, Sybil, Soylent Green, The Truman Show, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Planet of the Apes, |
| World History |
| Rome Ben Hur, Gladiator, Attila, Spartacus Greece Dead Poets' Society, Troy, Alexander, Helen of Troy France Napoleon, The Count of Monte Cristo Britain The Bounty, Mutiny on the Bounty, Zulu, Around the World in 80 Days, Master & Commander, Monty Python & the Holy Grail The Far East Shogun, Tai-Pan, Gai-Jin |
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