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Milestones and Turning Points in Film History Introduction |
 Timeline
of Greatest Film History Milestones and Turning Points (by decade and year) Introduction | Pre-1900s | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s Most Influential Films in American Cinema |
  Greatest Film Milestones in Film History: Herein
is a detailed timeline of the key film milestones, important turning
points, and significant historical dates or events (organized by decade and year)
that have had a significant influence on the world body of cinema and
shaped its development.
This section of the Greatest Films website provides fundamental knowledge about the basic developments in the history of the motion picture industry internationally, but with a special emphasis on the American film industry and films that influenced the American cinema. For more detailed accounts of many items, also see this site's extensive narratives on Film History by Decade, Film Milestones in Visual and Special Effects, The Most Controversial Films of All-Time, and a comprehensive History of the Academy Awards, as well as Academy Awards: Best Picture Milestones. |
Narratives (By Decade) |
Milestones and Turning Points (By Year) |
The Pre-1920s |
1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 |
 The 1920s |
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The 1930s |
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 The 1940s |
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 The 1950s |
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 The 1960s |
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 The 1970s |
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 The 1980s |
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 The 1990s |
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 The 2000s |
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The 2010s |
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 The 2020s |
