A．The Birth of a Nation(1915)186 minutes, D：D．W．Griffith

　　A landmark of American motion(动作)pictures．Griffith's story of two families during the Civil War and Reconstruction(重建)is still fascinating．Griffith's portrayal of the Ku Klux Klan in a heroic role has kept this film a center of controversy to the present day．

　　B．Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(小矮人)(1937)83 minutes, D：Ben Sharpsteen

　　Walt Disney's ground-breaking(创新的)lively feature film-the first of its kind-is still famous, a classic fairytale featuring seven dwarfs．Only bad-tempered(坏脾气的)people could fail to love it．Songs include Whistle While You Work, Heigh Ho and Some Day My Prince Will Come．

　　C．King Kong(1933)103 minutes, D：Merian

　　A classic version of the-beauty-and-the-beast(美女与野兽)theme is a must-see movie, with Willis O'Brien's special effects and animation(活泼)of a monster ape named Kong is still unsurpassed．The final sequence on top of the Empire State Building is now cinema folklore(民间传说); Max Steiner's music is also memorable．The film was followed immediately by The Son of Kong．

　　D．The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938)102 minutes, D：Michael Curtiz

　　Dashing Flynn is the definitive swashbuckler(暴徒), with the help of de Havilland(never lovelier as Maid Marian), stops evil prince Rains, and fights with bad Rathbone．Erich Wolfgang Korngold's outstanding music earned an Oscar, as did the art direction and editing．

　　E．Gone with the Wind(1939)222 minutes, D：Victor Fleming

　　Margaret Mitchell's story is, in effect, a Civil War soap opera, focusing on vixenish(泼辣的)Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, brilliantly played by Leigh．She won an Oscar, as did the picture, McDaniel, director Fleming, and many others．

　　F．The Gold Rush(1925)82 minutes, D：Charlie Chaplin(卓别林)

　　An immortal Chaplin classic, pitting Little Tramp against the Yukon．Also a love story with dance hall girls and strong miners trying to make it in the wild north．Scenes like：dance of the rolls, eating your leather shoes, cabin tottering over a cliff-all highlight this wonderful, time-less comedy．Chaplin re-edited the film in 1942．His version, with his narration and music, runs 72m．

1．Ms Green will take a group of her history students to see a film．She wants them to know something about US history in cinema．

2．Just learning about Chaplin's silent films for the first time, Jack is so interested in his films that he is looking for any and all works by Chaplin．

3．May is fond of romantic stories and the ones that have a beautiful woman and an ugly animal will be at the top of her list of things to see．

4．The Smiths together with the three children, aged from 5－10, are planning for some fun．The little 5-year-old girl Tammy wants to see a film and she loves the song Heigh Ho．

5．Mary likes reading English literature．She was so impressed with Margaret Mitchell's works that she wanted to know more, so she was advised to see a movie about the writer's works