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We present the American Film Institute's list of the greatest love stories of all time. This list was compiled in 2002, so if you've swooned or wept over a new love story since, don't take it personally when you don't find it here.
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#100: "Jerry Maguire," 1996, starring Tom Cruise and Renée Zellweger. Pictured: Tom Cruise is shown in a scene from, "Jerry Maguire." (AP Photo/Columbia Tri-Star, file)
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#99: "Pillow Talk," 1959, starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day. Pictured: Actress Doris Day, starring in "Pillow Talk," is shown in April 1959. (AP Photo)
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#98: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," 1939, starring Charles Laughton. Pictured: This is a 1939 photo of actor Charles Laughton in the role of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." (AP Photo)
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#97: "Grease," 1978, starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta. (AP Photo/ho)
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#96: "Barefoot In the Park," 1967, starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. Pictured here are the stars reunited in "The Electric Horseman." (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures)
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#95: "Lady and the Tramp," 1955, animated, Walt Disney. Pictured: Walt Disney, cinema cartoon film king, introduces the two stars of his new full-length film "The Lady and the Tramp" during the press conference he gave at London's Dorchester Hotel on July 7, 1953. (AP Photo/John Rider)
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#94: "Body Heat," 1981, starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. Pictured: Actress Kathleen Turner arrives for the opening of the musical "Taboo," starring 1980's pop star Boy George, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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#93: "Dirty Dancing," 1987, starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. (AP Photo/Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
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#92: "Porgy and Bess," 1959, starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge. Pictured: Kneeling on his crippled legs, Porgy, played by Sidney Poitier, urges Bess (Dorothy Dandridge, center) to join Maria (Pearl Bailey) at the picnic which was to change their lives, in this scene from the movie version of “Porgy and Bess” in character on Nov. 17, 1958. (AP Photo)
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#91: "Working Girl," 1988, starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver. Pictured: Actress Melanie Griffith holds her Golden Globe award for best actress in a musical or comedy movie in Beverly Hills, Jan. 28, 1989. Griffith won for her role in "Working Girl." (AP Photo/Doug Pizac)
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#90: "The Bridges of Madison County," 1995, starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. (AP Photo/Warner Bros.)
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#89: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" 1966, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. (AP Photo/Warner Bros., file)
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#88: "The Princess Bride," 1987, starring Robin Wright and Cary Elwes. Pictured: Grandfather Peter Falk in character in 1987 prepares to read his favorite childhood tale, The Princess Bride, to his grandson (Fred Savage), who is not exactly thrilled at the prospect. (AP Photo)
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#87: "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," 1988, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin. Pictured: New York Film Critics Award winners, from left: best supporting actor Alan Alda, best actress Michelle Pfeiffer, Daniel Day-Lewis, best actor, and Lena Olin, best supporting actress, together at Sardi's restaurant in New York, Jan. 14, 1990. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani)
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#86: "Notorious," 1946, starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. Pictured: Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman are the co-stars and Alfred Hitchcock, right, master of psychological drama, is the producer-director.(AP Photo)
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#85: Love is a Many Splendored Thing," 1955, starring Jennifer Jones and William Holden. Pictured: Actress Jennifer Jones, appearing in "Love is a Many Splendored Thing," is shown in 1955. (AP Photo)
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#84: "Double Indemnity," 1944, starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck, who play lovers with murderous intent. (AP Photo/Universal Studios Home Entertainment)
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#83: "Morocco," 1930, starring Gary Cooper, MArlene Dietrich and Adolphe Menjou. Pictured: Marlene Dietrich, Berlin Stage and screen star arrives in Hollywood, Los Angeles, April 24, 1930 to appear in a talking picture at the Paramount Studios. Josef Von Sternberg is shown greeting her at the station when she arrived. Miss Dietrich is to appear on the screen with Gary Cooper in "Morocco" which Von Sternberg will direct. (AP Photo)
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#82: "Witness," 1985, starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. Pictured: Visitor Diane Huber, of Lancaster, Pa., takes a picture Monday, June 13, 2005, inside the barn where actors Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis filmed the dance scene from the film "Witness," during a tour of the farm where the movie was filmed near Strasburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
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#81: "The Goodbye Girl," 1977, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason and Quinn Cummings. (AP Photo)
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#80: "The Sheik," 1921, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres. Pictured: Silent film star Rudolph Valentino in a photo from the 1926 film "The Son of the Sheik". (AP Photo)
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#79: "Jezebel," 1939, starring Bette Davis and Henry Fonda. Pictured: Actress Bette Davis is shown in her role as a high-spirited southern girl in the film "Jezebel," 1938. (AP Photo)
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#78: "Coming Home," 1978, starring Jane Fonda and Jon Voight. Pictured: Jon Voight and Jane Fonda pose with their Oscars in Los Angeles, April 9, 1979, awarded for their roles in "Coming Home". (AP Photo)
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#77: "The Awful Truth," 1937, starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. Pictured: This undated photograph shows actor Cary Grant and actress Irene Dunne in a scene of the motion picture "The Awful Truth." (AP Photo)
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#76: "The Quiet Man," 1952, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Pictured: Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne converse over a rocky wall in this scene from the film "The Quiet Man," which was shot on location in 1951 at the west Ireland village of Cong. (AP Photo/Files)
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#75: "The American President," 1995, starring Michael Douglas and Annette Bening. Pictured: President Clinton jokes around with actor Michael Douglas Thursday, Feb. 1, 1996 at a state dinner honoring French President Jacques Chirac at the White House. Clinton switched places in the receiving line with Douglas, reminiscent of a scene in the movie where Douglas, portraying the U.S. president, hosts a state dinner for the French president. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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#74: "Woman of the Year," 1942, starring Katherine Hepburn adn Spencer Tracy. Pictured: Screen actress Katharine Hepburn is shown with co-star Spencer Tracy in this handout photo from MGM for the 1942 film, "Woman of the Year." (AP Photo/MGM)
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#73: "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir," 1947, starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. Pictured: Gene Tierney, May 24, 1950. (AP Photo/Frank Filan)
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#72: "Roxanne," 1987, starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. Pictured: Daryl Hannah, cast member of the film "Kill Bill: Volume 1," arrives at the premiere of the film Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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#71: "Way Down East," 1920, starring Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess and Lowell Sherman. Lillian Gish is seen in this photo by James Abbe in New York circa 1919. (AP Photo/James Abbe)
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#70: "Sense and Sensibility," 1995, starring Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman. Pictured: Scene photo of the film "Sense and Sensibility", directed by Ang Lee, showing actress Emma Thompson, left, and actor Hugh Grant, right. (AP Photo/HO)
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#69: "Harold and Maude," 1971, starring Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort. Pictured: Actress, playwright, and screenwriter Ruth Gordon poses with the Oscar she won April 14, 1969, for Best Supporting Actress in the film "Rosemary's Baby". (AP Photo)
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#68: "What's Up, Doc?" 1972, starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal. (AP Photo/National General Pictures
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#67: "A Streetcar Named Desire," 1951, starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh. Pictured: Actress Vivien Leigh and Actor Marlon Brando are shown in character from the 1951 movie "A Streetcar Named Desire". (AP Photo)
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#66: "Manhattan," 1979, starring Diane Keaton and Woody Allen. Pictured: Woody Allen in Manhattan, New York March 18, 1981. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett)
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#65: "Bonnie and Clyde," 1967, starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty. Pictured: The film "Bonnie and Clyde" was presented in Paris January 24,1968, at the cinema Moulin Rouge. Here are the stars of the film, Fay Dunaway as Bonnie and her partner Warren Beatty as Clyde. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
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#64: "Marty," 1955, starring Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair. Pictured is a scene from movie "Marty" showing which stars Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair from 1955. This film was awarded the grand prize at the International Film Festival at Cannes, France. (AP Photo)
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#63: "Sunrise," 1927, starring George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor and Margaret Livingston. Pictured: Janet Gaynor, who won the first Oscar given to an actress 25 years ago, arrives for the silver jubilee Academy Awards presentations with her husband, costume designer Gilbert Adrian, March 19, 1953. (AP Photo)
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#62: "The Apartment," 1960, starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLane and Fred MacMurray. Pictured: American actress Shirley MacLaine is seen during a photocall at the luxury hotel Claridge's in London, England, on August 21, 1960. MacLaine is promoting her latest motion picture "The Apartment," which is the official American entry at the Venice Film Festival. (AP Photo)
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#61: "Breakfast At Tiffany's," 1961, starring Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)
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#60: "To Have and Have Not," 1944, starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan and Lauren Bacall. Pictured: Actress Lauren Bacall lights a cigarette for her husband, actor Humphrey Bogart, at a press reception at London's Claridges Hotel, England, on April 16, 1951. (AP Photo)
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#59: "Picnic," 1955, starring Kim Novak and William Holden. Pictured: Actress Kim Novak arrives at Grand Central Terminal, January 26, 1956, for the premiere of her new picture "Picnic". (AP Photo)
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#58: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" 1967, starring Sidney Poitier, Katharine Houghton, Katharine Hepburn, and Spencer Tracy. (AP Photo)
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#57: "Two for the Road," 1967, starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney. Pictured: British actor Albert Finney steers his sportscar as actress Audrey Hepburn pushes, during a scene from the film "Two For The Road", in Nice, France, May 5, 1966. (AP Photo)
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#56: "The English Patient," 1996, starring Ralph Fiennes, Kristen Scott Thomas and Juliette Binoche. Pictured: This is an undated file photo of actor Ralph Fiennes, left, and actress Kristen Scott Thomas, center, during filming of "The English Patient." (AP Photo/HO)
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#55: "Reds," 1981, starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. Pictured: Warren Beatty waves to the audience as he leaves the stage after accepting an Oscar for best achievement in directing by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, March 29, 1982 in Los Angeles during the Academy Award. Beatty was honored for his direction of the movie "Reds." (AP Photo)
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#54: :Sabrina," 1954, starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. Pictured: Audrey Hepburn holds a poodle as William Holden looking on in this scene from the film "Sabrina." This is a March 1954 photo. (AP Photo)
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#53: "A Place in the Sun," 1951, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift. Pictured: Young British screen actress Elizabeth Taylor enlists the aid of American film actor Montgomery Clift to show off her new pup, "Butch", in front of the camera on Nov. 27, 1949. Elizabeth and Montgomery play opposite each other in "Place in the Sun," now in production in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. (AP Photo)
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#52: "The Graduate," 1967, starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. Pictured: Dustin Hoffman looks over the stockinged leg of actress Anne Bancroft, his seductress in this scene from the 1967 film "The Graduate." (AP Photo/Files)
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#51: "Bringing Up Baby," 1938, starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Pictured: Actress Katharine Hepburn is shown in character with Cary Grant in a scene from "Bringing Up Baby" in 1938. (AP Photo)
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#50: "Shakespeare In Love," 1998, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Finnes. (AP Photo)
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#49: "The Postman Always Rings Twice," 1946, starring Lana Turner and John Garfield. Pictured: Lana Turner and John Garfield are shown in a scene from "The Postman Always Rings Twice," 1946. (AP Photo)
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#48: "Last Tango In Paris," 1972, starring Marlon Brando. Pictured: In this 1972 file photo originally released by United Artists, actors Marlon Brando, left, and Maria Schneider are shown in a scene from, "Last Tango in Paris." (AP Photo/United Artists, file)
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#47: "Splendor In the Grass," 1961, starring Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood. Pictured: Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty appear in a scene from the film "Splendor In The Grass," Oct. 11, 1961. (AP Photo)
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#46: "To Catch a Thief," 1955, starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly. Cary Grant and Grace Kelly are shown together in a scene from the movie "To Catch a Thief," in 1954. (AP Photo)
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#45: "Sleepless In Seattle," 1993, starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. This image released by 1993 TriStar Pictures, Inc. shows Meg Ryan as Annie Reed, left, Ross Malinger as Jonah Baldwin and Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin, right, in a scene from "Sleepless in Seattle." (AP Photo/1993 TriStar Pictures, Inc.)
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#44: "The Philadelphia Story," 1940, starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, John Howard and Jimmy Stewart. Pictured from left to right: John Howard, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart star in the 1940 movie, "The Philadelphia Story." (AP Photo/MGM)
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#43: "A Star is Born," 1954, starring Judy Garland and James Mason. Pictured: Film actress and singer, Judy Garland, is shown singing the Harold Arlen-Ira Gershwin song, "The Man Who Got Away" in the 1954 film, "A Star is Born." (AP Photo)
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#42: "Anna Karenina," 1935, starring Greta Garbo and Fredric March. Pictured: Greta Garbo, center, Freddie Bartholomew and Basil Rathbone, left, are shown in a scene from the movie "Anna Karenina" in Hollywood, Ca., in 1935. (AP Photo)
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#41: "Funny Girl," 1968, starring Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. Pictured: Barbra Streisand dons a baby doll dress when she performs in the character of Fanny Brice. (AP Photo/Columbia Studios)
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#40: "Ninotchka," 1939, starring Greta Garbo. Pictured: This is a study of Greta Garbo at work on a typewriter, in her role of Russian commissar Nina Ivanovna Yakushova, during the filming of "Ninotchka" in 1939. (AP Photo)
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#39: "An American in Paris," 1951, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. Pictured: American entertainers Cyd Charisse, Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly walk with arms linked along the Embankment Gardens in London, England, May 16, 1976. They are in London for a gala premiere of "That's Entertainment Part 2" at the Empire Theater, Leicester Square, tonight. (AP Photo)
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#38: "It Happened One Night," 1934, starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable. Pictured: Claudette Colbert is shown in character with Clark Gable in the 1934 film "It Happened One Night." (AP Photo/file)
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#37: "Titanic, 1997, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)
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#36: "Random Harvest," 1942, starring Ronald Coleman and Greer Garson. Pictured: Walter Pidgeon, Greer Garson and Ronald Coleman pose at the Annual Academy Awards banquet at the Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, in Los Angeles, Ca., March 4, 1943. (AP Photo)
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#35: "Gigi," 1958, starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier. (AP Photo/MGM)
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#34: "Beauty and the Beast," 1991, Disney. In this film image released by Disney, Belle and the Beast are shown in a scene from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast 3-D." (AP Photo/Disney)
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#33: "Camille," 1937, starring Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor. Miss Greta Garbo shown Sept. 14, 1936, has been ill since Friday, September 11, 1936, and work on her new film "Camille" has been suspended. The nature of the illness is not revealed, but it is known that it is not serous. (AP Photo)
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#32: "Dark Victory," 1939, starring Bette Davis. Pictured: A young Ronald Reagan courts Bette Davis, who is losing her sight in the 1939 film Dark Victory. (AP Photo)
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#31, "The King and I," 1956, starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr. Pictured: Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr are photographed on the set of "The King and I" on March 13, 1957. Brynner, in the role of King Mongkut, and Kerr, in the role of Anna, are starring in the movie version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1951 musical. (AP Photo)
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#30: "Swing Time," 1936, Starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. This photo is courtesy of the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research. (AP Photo/HO)
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#29: "An Officer and A Gentleman," 1982, starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger. Pictured: Richard Gere, right, kisses US actress Debra Winger during the "Mar'Aurelio" awarding ceremony, at the 6th Rome International Film Festival, in Rome, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Claudio Peri, Pool)
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#28: "The Shop Around the Corner," 1940, starring Margaret Sullavan and Jimmy Stewart. Photo: Actor Leland Howard, left, his wife Margaret Sullavan, Lieutenant Jimmy Stewart and Kay Albrich arrive for the premiere of "Mrs. Miniver" at the Carthay Circle Theater in Hollywood, Calif., July 24, 1942. (AP Photo)
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#27: "The Sound of Music," 1965, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. (AP Photo)
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#26: "The Lady Eve," 1941, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. Here, Barbara Stanwyck takes a breather between scenes on the Hollywood lot of Columbia Pictures July 10, 1941. (AP Photo)
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#25: "When Harry Met Sally ..." 1989, starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. Pictured: Actor/director Rob Reiner, left, and actor Billy Crystal present their film "When Harry Met Sally" at AFI's 40th Anniversary presented by Target, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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#24: "King Kong," 1933, starring Faye Wray. Pictured: King Kong views actress Fay Wray on a limb of a giant tree in a scene from the classic 1933 film "King Kong." (AP Photo)
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#23: "Now, Voyager," 1942, starring Bette Davis and Paul Henreid. Pictured: Actress Bette Davis is seen in the film "Now, Voyager," 1942. (AP Photo)
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#22: "On Golden Pond," 1981, starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. (AP Photo)
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#21: "Pretty Woman," 1990, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. This publicity image released by Disney Enterprises shows Julia Roberts in the 1990 film "Pretty Woman." (AP Photo/Disney Enterprises)
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#20: "From Here to Eternity," 1953, starring Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr. Burt Lancaster kisses Deborah Kerr passionately in a beach scene in the 1953 film "From Here To Eternity." (AP Photo/ho)
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#19: "Ghost," 1990, starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)
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#18: "Vertigo," 1958, starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak. (AP Photo/Paramount)
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"17: "Moonstruck," 1987, starring Cher and Nicolas Cage. Pictured: Cher shows off her Oscar for best actress and her Bob Mackie black sequined see-through gown after winning the award for her role in "Moonstruck" at the Academy Awards April 12, 1988, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Files)
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#16: "Singin' in the Rain," 1952, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor. Pictured: Gene Kelly performs in the 1952 film ``Singin' in the Rain.'' Kelly's most memorable dance was the title number of ``Singin' in the Rain,'' in which he splashed joyously through puddles on a near-deserted street, his love for Debbie Reynolds rendering him oblivious to the wet. (AP Photo, files)
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#15: "Wuthering Heights," 1939, starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier, pictured with actor David Niven at right, 1939. (AP Photo)
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#14: "The African Queen," 1951, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. Pictured: Hollywood co-stars Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart are shown on location in Africa in this handout photo from Horizon Pictures for John Huston's 1951 film, "The African Queen." (AP Photo/Horizon Pictures)
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#13: "Out of Africa," 1985, starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. Pictured: Meryl Streep presents the Natural Resources Defense Council Forces for Nature award to Robert Redford Monday, March 29, 2004, in New York (AP Photo/Natural Resources Defense Council, Ginny Arcari, HO)
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#12: "My Fair Lady," 1964, starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. (AP Photo)
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#11: "Annie Hall," 1977, starring Diane Keaton and Woody Allen. Pictured: Woody Allen and former wife and actress Diane Keaton take in the sights and sounds of New York's Madison Square Garden Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1992. (AP Photo/Richard Harbus)
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#10: "City Lights," 1931, starring Charlie Chaplin. Pictured: Chaplin holds a rose in this photo from the final scene in his 1931 silent film "City Lights". (AP Photo)
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#9: "Love Story," 1970, starring Ali McGraw and Ryan O'Neal. (AP Photo)
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#8: "It's a Wonderful Life," 1946, starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. (AP Photo)
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#7: "Doctor Zhivago," 1965, starring Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie and Omar Sharif. Pictured: Egypt born actor Omar Sharif poses with his eight-years-old son Tarek while studying the script during filming the epic "Doctor Zhivago" in 1965 in the USA. (AP Photo/Str)
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#6: "The Way We Were," 1973, starring Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford. (AP Photo)
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#5: "An Affair to Remember," 1957, starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Pictured: Actress Deborah Kerr and actor Cary Grant embrace in a scene from "An Affair to Remember" on July 3, 1957. (AP Photo)
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#4: "Roman Holiday," 1953, starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn. Pictured: A still from the movie. (AP Photo)
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#3: "West Side Story," 1961, starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn. Pictured: Richard Beymer and Natalie Wood as the star-crossed lovers in the film "West Side Story", Oct. 1961. (AP Photo)
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#2: "Gone With the Wind," 1939, starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. Pictured: Clark Gable stars as Rhett Butler and Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara whose love affair is a predominant theme in the 1939 classic movie "Gone With The Wind." (AP photo)
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#1: "Casablanca," 1943, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Pictured: Swedish-born actress Ingrid Bergman with Humphrey Bogart in a scene from the classic 1943 film "Casablanca." (AP photo)
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#95: "Lady and the Tramp," 1955, animated, Walt Disney. Pictured: Walt Disney, cinema cartoon film king, introduces the two stars of his new full-length film "The Lady and the Tramp" during the press conference he gave at London's Dorchester Hotel on July 7, 1953. (AP Photo/John Rider)
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#94: "Body Heat," 1981, starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner. Pictured: Actress Kathleen Turner arrives for the opening of the musical "Taboo," starring 1980's pop star Boy George, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, in New York. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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#92: "Porgy and Bess," 1959, starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge. Pictured: Kneeling on his crippled legs, Porgy, played by Sidney Poitier, urges Bess (Dorothy Dandridge, center) to join Maria (Pearl Bailey) at the picnic which was to change their lives, in this scene from the movie version of “Porgy and Bess” in character on Nov. 17, 1958. (AP Photo)
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#91: "Working Girl," 1988, starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver. Pictured: Actress Melanie Griffith holds her Golden Globe award for best actress in a musical or comedy movie in Beverly Hills, Jan. 28, 1989. Griffith won for her role in "Working Girl." (AP Photo/Doug Pizac)
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#88: "The Princess Bride," 1987, starring Robin Wright and Cary Elwes. Pictured: Grandfather Peter Falk in character in 1987 prepares to read his favorite childhood tale, The Princess Bride, to his grandson (Fred Savage), who is not exactly thrilled at the prospect. (AP Photo)
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#87: "The Unbearable Lightness of Being," 1988, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin. Pictured: New York Film Critics Award winners, from left: best supporting actor Alan Alda, best actress Michelle Pfeiffer, Daniel Day-Lewis, best actor, and Lena Olin, best supporting actress, together at Sardi's restaurant in New York, Jan. 14, 1990. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani)
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#86: "Notorious," 1946, starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. Pictured: Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman are the co-stars and Alfred Hitchcock, right, master of psychological drama, is the producer-director.(AP Photo)
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#85: Love is a Many Splendored Thing," 1955, starring Jennifer Jones and William Holden. Pictured: Actress Jennifer Jones, appearing in "Love is a Many Splendored Thing," is shown in 1955. (AP Photo)
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#83: "Morocco," 1930, starring Gary Cooper, MArlene Dietrich and Adolphe Menjou. Pictured: Marlene Dietrich, Berlin Stage and screen star arrives in Hollywood, Los Angeles, April 24, 1930 to appear in a talking picture at the Paramount Studios. Josef Von Sternberg is shown greeting her at the station when she arrived. Miss Dietrich is to appear on the screen with Gary Cooper in "Morocco" which Von Sternberg will direct. (AP Photo)
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#82: "Witness," 1985, starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. Pictured: Visitor Diane Huber, of Lancaster, Pa., takes a picture Monday, June 13, 2005, inside the barn where actors Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis filmed the dance scene from the film "Witness," during a tour of the farm where the movie was filmed near Strasburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
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#78: "Coming Home," 1978, starring Jane Fonda and Jon Voight. Pictured: Jon Voight and Jane Fonda pose with their Oscars in Los Angeles, April 9, 1979, awarded for their roles in "Coming Home". (AP Photo)
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#77: "The Awful Truth," 1937, starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. Pictured: This undated photograph shows actor Cary Grant and actress Irene Dunne in a scene of the motion picture "The Awful Truth." (AP Photo)
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#76: "The Quiet Man," 1952, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Pictured: Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne converse over a rocky wall in this scene from the film "The Quiet Man," which was shot on location in 1951 at the west Ireland village of Cong. (AP Photo/Files)
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#75: "The American President," 1995, starring Michael Douglas and Annette Bening. Pictured: President Clinton jokes around with actor Michael Douglas Thursday, Feb. 1, 1996 at a state dinner honoring French President Jacques Chirac at the White House. Clinton switched places in the receiving line with Douglas, reminiscent of a scene in the movie where Douglas, portraying the U.S. president, hosts a state dinner for the French president. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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#74: "Woman of the Year," 1942, starring Katherine Hepburn adn Spencer Tracy. Pictured: Screen actress Katharine Hepburn is shown with co-star Spencer Tracy in this handout photo from MGM for the 1942 film, "Woman of the Year." (AP Photo/MGM)
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#72: "Roxanne," 1987, starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah. Pictured: Daryl Hannah, cast member of the film "Kill Bill: Volume 1," arrives at the premiere of the film Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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#70: "Sense and Sensibility," 1995, starring Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman. Pictured: Scene photo of the film "Sense and Sensibility", directed by Ang Lee, showing actress Emma Thompson, left, and actor Hugh Grant, right. (AP Photo/HO)
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#69: "Harold and Maude," 1971, starring Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort. Pictured: Actress, playwright, and screenwriter Ruth Gordon poses with the Oscar she won April 14, 1969, for Best Supporting Actress in the film "Rosemary's Baby". (AP Photo)
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#67: "A Streetcar Named Desire," 1951, starring Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh. Pictured: Actress Vivien Leigh and Actor Marlon Brando are shown in character from the 1951 movie "A Streetcar Named Desire". (AP Photo)
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#65: "Bonnie and Clyde," 1967, starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty. Pictured: The film "Bonnie and Clyde" was presented in Paris January 24,1968, at the cinema Moulin Rouge. Here are the stars of the film, Fay Dunaway as Bonnie and her partner Warren Beatty as Clyde. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)
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#64: "Marty," 1955, starring Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair. Pictured is a scene from movie "Marty" showing which stars Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair from 1955. This film was awarded the grand prize at the International Film Festival at Cannes, France. (AP Photo)
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#63: "Sunrise," 1927, starring George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor and Margaret Livingston. Pictured: Janet Gaynor, who won the first Oscar given to an actress 25 years ago, arrives for the silver jubilee Academy Awards presentations with her husband, costume designer Gilbert Adrian, March 19, 1953. (AP Photo)
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#62: "The Apartment," 1960, starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLane and Fred MacMurray. Pictured: American actress Shirley MacLaine is seen during a photocall at the luxury hotel Claridge's in London, England, on August 21, 1960. MacLaine is promoting her latest motion picture "The Apartment," which is the official American entry at the Venice Film Festival. (AP Photo)
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#60: "To Have and Have Not," 1944, starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan and Lauren Bacall. Pictured: Actress Lauren Bacall lights a cigarette for her husband, actor Humphrey Bogart, at a press reception at London's Claridges Hotel, England, on April 16, 1951. (AP Photo)
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#59: "Picnic," 1955, starring Kim Novak and William Holden. Pictured: Actress Kim Novak arrives at Grand Central Terminal, January 26, 1956, for the premiere of her new picture "Picnic". (AP Photo)
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#57: "Two for the Road," 1967, starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney. Pictured: British actor Albert Finney steers his sportscar as actress Audrey Hepburn pushes, during a scene from the film "Two For The Road", in Nice, France, May 5, 1966. (AP Photo)
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#56: "The English Patient," 1996, starring Ralph Fiennes, Kristen Scott Thomas and Juliette Binoche. Pictured: This is an undated file photo of actor Ralph Fiennes, left, and actress Kristen Scott Thomas, center, during filming of "The English Patient." (AP Photo/HO)
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#55: "Reds," 1981, starring Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton. Pictured: Warren Beatty waves to the audience as he leaves the stage after accepting an Oscar for best achievement in directing by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, March 29, 1982 in Los Angeles during the Academy Award. Beatty was honored for his direction of the movie "Reds." (AP Photo)
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#54: :Sabrina," 1954, starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden. Pictured: Audrey Hepburn holds a poodle as William Holden looking on in this scene from the film "Sabrina." This is a March 1954 photo. (AP Photo)
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#53: "A Place in the Sun," 1951, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift. Pictured: Young British screen actress Elizabeth Taylor enlists the aid of American film actor Montgomery Clift to show off her new pup, "Butch", in front of the camera on Nov. 27, 1949. Elizabeth and Montgomery play opposite each other in "Place in the Sun," now in production in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States. (AP Photo)
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#52: "The Graduate," 1967, starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft. Pictured: Dustin Hoffman looks over the stockinged leg of actress Anne Bancroft, his seductress in this scene from the 1967 film "The Graduate." (AP Photo/Files)
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#51: "Bringing Up Baby," 1938, starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Pictured: Actress Katharine Hepburn is shown in character with Cary Grant in a scene from "Bringing Up Baby" in 1938. (AP Photo)
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#49: "The Postman Always Rings Twice," 1946, starring Lana Turner and John Garfield. Pictured: Lana Turner and John Garfield are shown in a scene from "The Postman Always Rings Twice," 1946. (AP Photo)
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#48: "Last Tango In Paris," 1972, starring Marlon Brando. Pictured: In this 1972 file photo originally released by United Artists, actors Marlon Brando, left, and Maria Schneider are shown in a scene from, "Last Tango in Paris." (AP Photo/United Artists, file)
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#47: "Splendor In the Grass," 1961, starring Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood. Pictured: Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty appear in a scene from the film "Splendor In The Grass," Oct. 11, 1961. (AP Photo)
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#45: "Sleepless In Seattle," 1993, starring Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. This image released by 1993 TriStar Pictures, Inc. shows Meg Ryan as Annie Reed, left, Ross Malinger as Jonah Baldwin and Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin, right, in a scene from "Sleepless in Seattle." (AP Photo/1993 TriStar Pictures, Inc.)
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#44: "The Philadelphia Story," 1940, starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, John Howard and Jimmy Stewart. Pictured from left to right: John Howard, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Jimmy Stewart star in the 1940 movie, "The Philadelphia Story." (AP Photo/MGM)
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#43: "A Star is Born," 1954, starring Judy Garland and James Mason. Pictured: Film actress and singer, Judy Garland, is shown singing the Harold Arlen-Ira Gershwin song, "The Man Who Got Away" in the 1954 film, "A Star is Born." (AP Photo)
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#42: "Anna Karenina," 1935, starring Greta Garbo and Fredric March. Pictured: Greta Garbo, center, Freddie Bartholomew and Basil Rathbone, left, are shown in a scene from the movie "Anna Karenina" in Hollywood, Ca., in 1935. (AP Photo)
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#41: "Funny Girl," 1968, starring Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif. Pictured: Barbra Streisand dons a baby doll dress when she performs in the character of Fanny Brice. (AP Photo/Columbia Studios)
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#40: "Ninotchka," 1939, starring Greta Garbo. Pictured: This is a study of Greta Garbo at work on a typewriter, in her role of Russian commissar Nina Ivanovna Yakushova, during the filming of "Ninotchka" in 1939. (AP Photo)
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#39: "An American in Paris," 1951, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron. Pictured: American entertainers Cyd Charisse, Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron and Gene Kelly walk with arms linked along the Embankment Gardens in London, England, May 16, 1976. They are in London for a gala premiere of "That's Entertainment Part 2" at the Empire Theater, Leicester Square, tonight. (AP Photo)
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#38: "It Happened One Night," 1934, starring Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable. Pictured: Claudette Colbert is shown in character with Clark Gable in the 1934 film "It Happened One Night." (AP Photo/file)
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#36: "Random Harvest," 1942, starring Ronald Coleman and Greer Garson. Pictured: Walter Pidgeon, Greer Garson and Ronald Coleman pose at the Annual Academy Awards banquet at the Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel, in Los Angeles, Ca., March 4, 1943. (AP Photo)
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#33: "Camille," 1937, starring Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor. Miss Greta Garbo shown Sept. 14, 1936, has been ill since Friday, September 11, 1936, and work on her new film "Camille" has been suspended. The nature of the illness is not revealed, but it is known that it is not serous. (AP Photo)
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#31, "The King and I," 1956, starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr. Pictured: Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr are photographed on the set of "The King and I" on March 13, 1957. Brynner, in the role of King Mongkut, and Kerr, in the role of Anna, are starring in the movie version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1951 musical. (AP Photo)
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#29: "An Officer and A Gentleman," 1982, starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger. Pictured: Richard Gere, right, kisses US actress Debra Winger during the "Mar'Aurelio" awarding ceremony, at the 6th Rome International Film Festival, in Rome, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Claudio Peri, Pool)
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#28: "The Shop Around the Corner," 1940, starring Margaret Sullavan and Jimmy Stewart. Photo: Actor Leland Howard, left, his wife Margaret Sullavan, Lieutenant Jimmy Stewart and Kay Albrich arrive for the premiere of "Mrs. Miniver" at the Carthay Circle Theater in Hollywood, Calif., July 24, 1942. (AP Photo)
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#26: "The Lady Eve," 1941, starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. Here, Barbara Stanwyck takes a breather between scenes on the Hollywood lot of Columbia Pictures July 10, 1941. (AP Photo)
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#25: "When Harry Met Sally ..." 1989, starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. Pictured: Actor/director Rob Reiner, left, and actor Billy Crystal present their film "When Harry Met Sally" at AFI's 40th Anniversary presented by Target, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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#21: "Pretty Woman," 1990, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. This publicity image released by Disney Enterprises shows Julia Roberts in the 1990 film "Pretty Woman." (AP Photo/Disney Enterprises)
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#20: "From Here to Eternity," 1953, starring Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr. Burt Lancaster kisses Deborah Kerr passionately in a beach scene in the 1953 film "From Here To Eternity." (AP Photo/ho)
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"17: "Moonstruck," 1987, starring Cher and Nicolas Cage. Pictured: Cher shows off her Oscar for best actress and her Bob Mackie black sequined see-through gown after winning the award for her role in "Moonstruck" at the Academy Awards April 12, 1988, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Files)
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#16: "Singin' in the Rain," 1952, starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor. Pictured: Gene Kelly performs in the 1952 film ``Singin' in the Rain.'' Kelly's most memorable dance was the title number of ``Singin' in the Rain,'' in which he splashed joyously through puddles on a near-deserted street, his love for Debbie Reynolds rendering him oblivious to the wet. (AP Photo, files)
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#14: "The African Queen," 1951, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. Pictured: Hollywood co-stars Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart are shown on location in Africa in this handout photo from Horizon Pictures for John Huston's 1951 film, "The African Queen." (AP Photo/Horizon Pictures)
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#13: "Out of Africa," 1985, starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. Pictured: Meryl Streep presents the Natural Resources Defense Council Forces for Nature award to Robert Redford Monday, March 29, 2004, in New York (AP Photo/Natural Resources Defense Council, Ginny Arcari, HO)
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#11: "Annie Hall," 1977, starring Diane Keaton and Woody Allen. Pictured: Woody Allen and former wife and actress Diane Keaton take in the sights and sounds of New York's Madison Square Garden Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1992. (AP Photo/Richard Harbus)
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#7: "Doctor Zhivago," 1965, starring Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie and Omar Sharif. Pictured: Egypt born actor Omar Sharif poses with his eight-years-old son Tarek while studying the script during filming the epic "Doctor Zhivago" in 1965 in the USA. (AP Photo/Str)
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#5: "An Affair to Remember," 1957, starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Pictured: Actress Deborah Kerr and actor Cary Grant embrace in a scene from "An Affair to Remember" on July 3, 1957. (AP Photo)
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#3: "West Side Story," 1961, starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn. Pictured: Richard Beymer and Natalie Wood as the star-crossed lovers in the film "West Side Story", Oct. 1961. (AP Photo)
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#2: "Gone With the Wind," 1939, starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable. Pictured: Clark Gable stars as Rhett Butler and Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara whose love affair is a predominant theme in the 1939 classic movie "Gone With The Wind." (AP photo)
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#1: "Casablanca," 1943, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Pictured: Swedish-born actress Ingrid Bergman with Humphrey Bogart in a scene from the classic 1943 film "Casablanca." (AP photo)
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