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Decade

1940s

Films

3 results

Bicycle Thieves

Bicycle Thieves

Drama1948

★★★★★

Drama
Casablanca

Casablanca

Drama1943

★★★★★

DramaRomance
Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

Mystery1941

★★★★★

MysteryDrama