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ingrid bergman as joan of arc

Posted on February 27, 2015 | 4 comments

Notre Dame Joan

Saint Joan of Arc as Joan of Arc.

Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc. Victor Fleming. 1948.

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james coburn as pat garrett

Posted on September 12, 2014 | Leave a comment

Pat Garrett

Pat Garrett as Pat Garrett.

James Coburn

James Coburn as Pat Garrett in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Peckinpah. 1973.

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paul newman as buffalo bill

Posted on November 5, 2013 | Leave a comment

Buffalo Bill and the Indians

Paul Newman as Buffalo Bill Cody in Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson. Robert Altman. 1976.

Buffalo Bill is coming

Buffalo Bill Cody as Buffalo Bill.

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harry baur as beethoven

Posted on August 24, 2013 | Leave a comment

Gance's Beethoven

Harry Baur as Beethoven in Abel Gance‘s Beethoven’s Great Love. 1937.

Beethoven

Life mask of Ludwig van Beethoven as Beethoven. 1812.

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mickey rooney as babyface nelson

Posted on February 23, 2013 | Leave a comment

Mickey Rooney (with Carolyn Jones) as Baby Face Nelson. 1957.

Lester Joseph Gillis aka Baby Face Nelson as Baby Face Nelson.

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the champ as the champ

Posted on January 15, 2013 | Leave a comment

The Champ

Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper in The Champ. Vidor. 1931.

The Champ

Jon Voight and Ricky Schroder in The Champ. Franco Zeffirelli. 1979.

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theda bara as cleopatra, elizabeth taylor as cleopatra

Posted on November 25, 2012 | 3 comments

Theda Bara as Cleopatra. 1917.

Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra. 1963.

A fragment of a statue of Cleopatra as Cleopatra.

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thieves by night as they live by night

Posted on September 6, 2012 | Leave a comment

Shelley Duvall and Keith Carradine in Thieves Like Us. Altman. 1974.

Farley Granger and Cathy O’Donnell in They Live By Night. Nicholas Ray. 1949.

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hepburn as mary, queen of scots

Posted on August 3, 2012 | Leave a comment

Katherine Hepburn as Mary, Queen of Scots in Mary of Scotland. John Ford. 1936.

Death mask of Mary, Queen of Scots as Mary, Queen of Scots. 1587.

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beatty and dunaway as bonnie and clyde

Posted on June 3, 2012 | Leave a comment

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as Bonnie and Clyde. 1967.

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow as Bonnie and Clyde. 1933.

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