In this episode we cover the 29th Academy Awards, which honored the films of 1956. The nominees were: Around the World in 80 Days, Friendly Persuasion, Giant, The King and I, and The Ten Commandments. We also discuss The Searchers.

Notes: SPOILERS - we talk through the full plots of all the movies we cover.

Timestamps are approximate:

10:15 - Around the World in 80 Days

19:40 - Friendly Persuasion

28:45 - Giant

47:35 - The King and I

55:50 - The Ten Commandments

1:11:10 - Should something else have been nominated?

• 1:11:25 -The Searchers

1:21:05 - Did the Oscars get it wrong?

1:23:15 - Jake Gyllenhaal Corner

1:24:45 - Conclusions

1:29:05 - Next Time

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