Which of today's movies would you watch?
Show Boat (1936) is a musical about life
on a Mississippi show boat. It is based on the
Broadway musical by Jerome Kerr, born January 27,
1885, and Oscar Hammerstein II, born July 12, 1895.
It features an American Film Institute song,
Ol' Man River. It is on the National Film Registry.
See also Show Boat (1951).
Show Boat
Shoah (1985) is a documentary of the
history of the Holocaust through interviews
with victims and oppressors. January 27
is United Nations Day of Commemoration in
Memory of Victims of the Holocaust.
Shoah
Argo (2012) is about a rescue mission of six diplomats
from Iran January 27, 1980. The Iran hostages had been
taken November 4, 1979, and were freed January 20,
1981. This movie won Oscars for Best Picture,
Adapted Screenplay, and Film Editing.
Argo
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