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Criteria: – These Greatest Biography Movies were chosen for their biographical accuracy, acting, direction, and realism (ie; costumes, sets, mannerisms). (Note: Some movies may contain the combined bios of 2 people, such as husband/wife, doctor/patient, friends/lovers, or partners, if equally important in the story). Title – (Year) (Real-life personality, description) (Staring Actor)
1. Schindler’s List – (1993) (Oskar Schindler, German factory owner) (Liam Neeson) – Schindlerův seznam
2. Gandhi – (1982) (Mahatma Gandhi, Indian non-violent protest leader) (Ben Kingsley) – Gándhí
3. Lawrence of Arabia – (1963) (Thomas E. Lawrence, British intelligence officer) (Peter O’Toole) – Lawrence z Arábie
4. Raging Bull – (1980) (Jake LaMotta, middleweight boxing champ) (Robert De Niro) – Zuřící býk
5. Napoleon – (1927, silent) (Napoleon Bonaparte, French leader) (Albert Dieudonné) – Napoleon
6. Amadeus – (1984) (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer) (Tom Hulce) – Amadeus
7. Patton – (1970) (George S. Patton, U.S. General WWII) (George C. Scott) – Generál Patton
8. Braveheart – (1995) (William Wallace, 13th Century Scotsman) (Mel Gibson) – Statečné srdce
9. Malcolm X – (1992) (Born: Malcolm Little, Black Nationalist leader) (Denzel Washington) – Malcolm X
10. The Ten Commandments – (1956) (Moses) (Charlton Heston) – Desatero přikázání
11. The Passion of Joan of Arc – (1928) (Joan of Arc, French martyr) (Maria Falconetti) – Utrpení Panny orleánské
12. Spartacus – (1960) (Spartacus, slave revolt leader, Rome) (Kirk Douglas) – Spartakus
13. Becket – (1964) (Thomas Becket, English Saint and martyr) (Richard Burton) – Becket
14. The Spirit of St. Louis – (1957) (Charles Augustus Lindbergh, aviator) (James Stewart) – Přelet přes oceán
15. Lust For Life – (1956) (Vincent Van Gogh, painter) (Kirk Douglas) – Žízeň po životě
16. Mary, Queen of Scots – (1972) (Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland) (Vanessa Redgrave) – Marie Stuartovna, královna Skotska
17. Andrei Rublev – (1969) (Andrei Rublyov, icon painter) (Anatoli Solonitsyn) – Andrej Rublev
18. Pride Of The Yankees – (1943) (Henry Louis ‚Lou‘ Gehrig, Baseball player) (Gary Cooper) – Pýcha Yankeeů
19. Sergeant York – (1941) (Alvin C. York, War hero, WWI) (Gary Cooper) – Četař York
20. The Miracle Worker – (1962) (Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller) (Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke) – Divotvůrkyně
21. Bonnie and Clyde – (1967) (Bonnie Parker, Clyde Barrow) (Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty) – Bonnie a Clyde
22. The Agony and the Ecstasy – (1965) (Michelangelo, Italian artist) (Charlton Heston) – Ve službách papeže
23. Mommie Dearest – (1981) (Joan Crawford, actress) (Faye Dunaway) – Drahá maminko
24. The Passion of the Christ – (2004) (Jesus) (James Caviezel) – Umučení Krista
25. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly – (2007) (Jean-Dominique Bauby, Elle editor) (Mathieu Amalric) – Skafandr a motýl
26. Capote – (2006) (Truman Capote, American writer) (Philip Seymour Hoffman) – Capote
27. Immortal Beloved – (1995) (Ludwig van Beethoven, composer) (Gary Oldman) -Nehynoucí láska
28. The Last Emperor – (1987) (Pu Yi, Final Emperor of China) (John Lone) – Poslední císař
29. Goodfellas – (1990) (Henry Hill, gangster) (Ray Liotta) – Mafiáni
30. A Beautiful Mind – (2002) (John Nash, mathemetician) (Russell Crowe) – Čistá duše
31. Ivan Grozny II: Boyarsky zagovor – (1958) (Czar Ivan IV) (Nikolai Cherkasov) – Ivan Hrozný II.
32. Ray – (2004) (Ray Charles, popular music pianist) (Jamie Foxx) – Ray
33. The Pianist – (2002) (Wladyslaw Szpilman, Jewish musician) (Adrien Brody) – Pianista
34. The Elephant Man – (1980) (Dr. Frederick Treves, John Merrick) (Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt) – Sloní muž
35. Silkwood – (1983) (Karen Silkwood, employee in nuclear facility) (Meryl Streep) – Silkwoodová
36. Young Mr. Lincoln – (1939) (Abraham Lincoln, U.S. president) (Henry Fonda) – Young Mr. Lincoln
37. The Diary of Anne Frank – (1959) (Anne Frank, Jewish girl hiding from nazis) (Millie Perkins) – Deník Anny Frankové
38. Gorillas in the Mist – (1988) (Dian Fossey, anthropologist) (Sigourney Weaver) – Gorily v mlze
39. A Man For All Seasons – (1966) (Sir Thomas More, English statesman) (Paul Scofield) – Člověk pro každé počasí
40. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – (1969) (Butch Cassidy, Sundance) (Paul Newman, R. Redford) – Butch Cassidy a Sundance Kid
41. Lenny – (1974) (Lenny Bruce, 1960s comic) (Dustin Hoffman) – Lenny
42. Finding Neverland – (2004) (James Barrie, author of Peter Pan) (Johnny Depp) – Hledání Země – Nezemě
43. Good Night and Good Luck – (2005) (Edward R. Murrow, broadcast journalist) (David Strathairn) – Dobrou noc a hodně štěstí
44. Shine – (1996) (David Helfgott, pianist) (Geoffrey Rush) – Záře
45. Yankee Doodle Dandy – (1942) (George M. Cohan, composer, playwright, actor) (James Cagney) – Yankee Doodle Dandy
46. Mask – (1985) (Rocky Dennis, 16-year-old with facial skull deformity) (Eric Stoltz) – Maska
47. The Hurricane – (1999) (Rubin „Hurricane“ Carter, wrongly imprisoned boxer) (Denzel Washington) – Hurikán v ringu
48. Madame Curie – (1944) (Marie Curie, discovers radium) (Greer Garson) – Madame Curie
49. Monster – (2004) (Aileen Wuornos, prostitute/serial killer) (Charlize Theron) – Zrůda
50. Ed Wood – (1994) (Ed Wood, Film director) (Johnny Depp) – Ed Wood
51. Chaplin – (1993) (Charles Chaplin, silent movie comic) (Robert Downey Jr.)
52. Bird – (1988) (Charlie ‚Bird‘ Parker, jazz musician) (Forest Whitaker)
53. What’s Love Got To Do With It – (1993) (Tina Turner, American singer) (Angela Bassett)
54. Cinderella Man – (2005) (James Braddock, 1930s boxer) (Russell Crowe)
55. Walk The Line – (2005) (Johnny Cash, Country music singer) (Joaquin Phoenix)
56. The Aviator – (2004) (Howard Hughes, director and aviator) (Leonardo DiCaprio)
57. Pollock – (2000) (Jackson Pollock, American painter) (Ed Harris)
58. The Buddy Holly Story – (1978) (Buddy Holly, rock ‚n‘ roll star) (Gary Busey)
59. Viva Zapata! – (1952) (Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary) (Marlon Brando)
60. Joan of Arc – (1948) (Joan of Arc, French martyr) (Ingrid Bergman)
61. Kundun – (1997) (Dalai Lama) (Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong)
62. The Doors – (1991) (Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors) (Val Kilmer)
63. Jim Thorpe: All American – (1951) (Jim Thorpe, football player) (Burt Lancaster)
64. The Life of Emile Zola – (1937) (Emile Zola, French writer) (Paul Muni)
65. Frida – (2002) (Frida Kahlo, Mexican artist) (Salma Hayek)
66. Brian’s Song – (1971) (Brian Piccolo, football player) (James Caan)
67. Cleopatra – (1963) (Cleopatra VII, Egyptian queen) (Elizabeth Taylor)
68. Sid & Nancy – (1986) (Sid Vicious, Nancy Spungen) (Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb)
69. Ali – (2001) (Muhammad Ali, boxer) (Will Smith)
70. Papillon – (1972) (Henri ‚Papillon‘ Charriere) (Steve McQueen)
71. La Bamba – (1987) (Ritchie Valens, rock ‚n‘ roll star) (Lou Diamond Phillips)
72. Basquiat – (1996) (Jean Michel Basquia, street artist) (Jeffrey Wright)
73. Man on the Moon – (1999) (Andy Kaufman, avant-garde comedian) (Jim Carrey)
74. Nixon – (1995) (Richard Milhous Nixon, U.S. president) (Anthony Hopkins)
75. Nicholas and Alexandra – (1971) (Tsar Nicholas II, Emp. Alexandra) (Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman)
76. Quills – (2000) (The Marquis de Sade) (Geoffrey Rush)
77. Erin Brockovich – (2000) (Erin Brockovich, legal assistant) (Julia Roberts)
78. Lean On Me – (1989) (Joe Clark, dedicated high school disciplinarian) (Morgan Freeman)
79. Elizabeth – (1998) (Elizabeth I of England)(Cate Blanchett)
80. Reds – (1981) (John Reed, American journalist) (Warren Beatty)
81. Surviving Picasso – (1996) (Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter) (Anthony Hopkins)
82. Alexander – (2004) (Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia) (Connor Paolo)
83. People vs. Larry Flynt – (1996) (Larry Flynt, publisher) (Woody Harrelson)
84. Hoffa – (1992) (James R. ‚Jimmy‘ Hoffa, union leader) (Jack Nicholson)
85. I Accuse – (1958) (Alfred Dreyfus, French army captain) (José Ferrer)
86. Kinsey – (2004) (Alfred Kinsey) (Liam Neeson)
87. Anastasia – (1956) (Anna Koreff, Anastasia imposter) (Ingrid Bergman)
88. Birdman of Alcatraz – (1962) (Robert Stroud, convicted murderer) (Burt Lancaster)
89. King of Kings – (1961) (Jesus) (Jeffrey Hunter)
90. Bugsy – (1991) (Ben ‚Bugsy‘ Siegel, gangster) (Warren Beatty)
91. The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex – (1939) (Elizabeth I, Earl of Essex) (Bette Davis, Errol Flynn)
92. Before Night Falls – (2001) (Reinaldo Arenas, Cuban poet) (Javier Bardem)
93. Lady Sings the Blues – (1972) (Billie Holiday, Jazz singer) (Diana Ross)
94. Sybil – (1976) (Shirley Ardell Mason, multiple personality disorder patient) (Sally Field)
95. Boys Don’t Cry – (1999) (Teena Brandon, transgendered teen) (Hilary Swank)
96. Henry & June – (1990) (Henry Miller, June Miller) (Fred Ward, Uma Thurman)
97. Casanova – (2005) (Giacomo Casanova, Venetian writer, womanizer) (Heath Ledger)
98. Bound for Glory – (1976) (Woody Guthrie, folk singer) (David Carradine)
99. El Cid – (1961) („El Cid“, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, Spanish hero) (Charlton Heston)
100. Disraeli – (1929) (Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister of Great Britain) (George Arliss)