Oscar Madness - The Eras/Quarter Finals!

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This is one of 2 Oscar Madness Quarter Final rounds running, with this one having the finalists of the four groupings* paired off by eras.

Please make your answers legible. The deadline is Mon. November 24 at Noon PST.

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942) vs. [6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941) vs. [1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962) vs. [4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948) vs. [4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972) vs. [2] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976) vs. [3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003) vs. [13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990) vs. [11] Fargo (Coen, 1996)
Groupings are: The Best Picture Winners, The Also-Rans, The Losers, and The Forgotten

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)
1948-1967
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)

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1928-1947
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[11] Fargo (Coen, 1996)

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)
[11] Fargo (Coen, 1996)

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[11] Fargo (Coen, 1996)

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)
[11] Fargo (Coen, 1996)

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
[3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)

1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)

1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
[3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)

1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)
[11] Fargo (Coen, 1996)

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[2] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[11] Fargo (Coen, 1996)
Groupings are: The Best Picture Winners, The Also-Rans, The Losers, and The Forgotten
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[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)

[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)

[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)

Joe

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)

1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
[3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)

The first cut hurt the most. *The General *is a great, great film.

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Again, assuming I’m eligible to vote after ignoring the first bunch of rounds: \

1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)

1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)
1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)
1968-1987
[2] Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[11] Fargo (Coen, 1996)

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1928-1947
[6] The General (Keaton/Bruckman, 1927)
[1] The Wizard of Oz (Fleming, 1939)
1948-1967
[1] Lawrence of Arabia (Lean, 1962)
[3]The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Huston, 1948)
1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[1] Taxi Driver (Scorsese, 1976)
1988-2007
[13] Groundhog Day (Ramis, 1993)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)

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Bump for the weekend

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1928-1947
[1] Casablanca (Curtiz, 1942)
[1] Citizen Kane (Welles, 1941)

1948-1967
[4] The Seventh Seal (Bergman, 1957/Sweden)
[4] Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964)

1968-1987
[1] The Godfather (Coppola, 1972)
[3] Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Gilliam/Jones, 1975)

1988-2007
[1] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Jackson, 2003)
[3] Goodfellas (Scorsese, 1990)