As such, there are a number of pivotal movies that have defined its history.
One of his funniest films is the firstAustin Powers,International Man of Mystery.
Not only that, in 1974, he released not just one buttwotimeless masterpieces.
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One wasThe Godfather: Part II, and the other was the Palme d’Or winner,The Conversation.
The 39 Stepswasa work full of seminal ideasfor both its several subgenres and Hitchcock’s filmography.
The first one was directed by acclaimed New Hollywood legendBrian De Palma.
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To this day, many still rememberNorth by Northwestasthe single best spy movie of all time.
It may not be the best ofSean Connery’s run as the character, butDr.
Nois the one that started it all, bringingIan Fleming’s legendary superspy to the big screen.
Its unique brand of humor proved revolutionary, as did its action sequences and the now-tried-and-true Bond formula.
Spy movies simply wouldn’t be anywhere near to what they are today withoutDr.
No, and 007 on the big screen wouldn’t even exist without this groundbreaking picture.
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