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On this episode, we discuss the thirtieth Best Picture Winner: “The Bridge on the River Kwai.”

After settling his differences with a Japanese P.O.W. camp commander, a British Colonel cooperates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors, while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.  Directed by David Lean, the film stars William Holden as Shears, Alec Guinness as Colonel Nicholson, Jack Hawkins as Major Warden, Sessue Hayakawa as Colonel Saito, James Donald as Major Clipton, and Geoffrey Horne as Lieutenant Joyce.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the twenty-ninth Best Picture Winner: “Around the World in 80 Days.”

Victorian-era Englishman Phileas Fogg proclaims before his fellow members of a London gentleman's club that he can circumnavigate the globe in a mere 80 days, further boasting that he will bet the princely sum of 20,000 pounds on the success of his endeavor. With his stalwart manservant Passepartout alongside, he goes forth on his adventure, pursued by a dogged Police Inspector who suspects Fogg of chicanery. Directed by Michael Anderson & John Farrow, the film stars David Niven as Phileas Fogg, Cantinflas as Passepartout, Shirley MacLaine as Princess Aouda, and Robert Newton as Inspector Fix.

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On this episode, we discuss the twenty-eighth Best Picture Winner: “Marty

"Marty" is a romantic drama that follows the life of Marty Piletti, a stout bachelor butcher who lives with his mother in the Bronx. Always unlucky in love, Marty reluctantly goes out to a ballroom one night and meets a nice teacher named Clara. Though Marty and Clara hit it off, his relatives discourage him from pursuing the relationship, and he must decide between his family's approval or a shot at finding romance.  Directed by Delbert Mann, the film stars  Ernest Borgnine as Marty Piletti, Betsy Blair as Clara Snyder, Esther Minciotti as Mrs. Teresa Piletti, Augusta Ciolli as Aunt Catherine, Joe Mantell as Angie, Karen Steele as Virginia, and Jerry Paris as Tommy.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. 

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On this episode, we discuss the twenty-seventh Best Picture Winner: “On The Waterfront.”

"On the Waterfront" follows dockworker Terry Malloy who had been an up-and-coming boxer until powerful local mob boss Johnny Friendly persuaded him to throw a fight. When a longshoreman is murdered before he can testify about Friendly's control of the Hoboken waterfront, Terry teams up with the dead man's sister Edie and the streetwise priest Father Barry to testify himself, against the advice of Friendly's lawyer, Terry's older brother Charley.  Directed by Elia Kazan, the film stars Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, Lee J. Cobb as Johnny Friendly, Eva Marie Saint as Edie Doyle, Karl Malden as Father Barry, and Rod Steiger as Charley Malloy.

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On this episode, we discuss the twenty-sixth Best Picture Winner: “From Here to Eternity.” 

"From Here to Eternity" takes place at an Army barracks in Hawaii in the days preceding the attack on Pearl Harbor, where lone-wolf soldier and boxing champion "Prew" Prewitt refuses to box, preferring to play the bugle instead. Hard-hearted Capt. Holmes subjects Prew to a grueling series of punishments while, unknown to Holmes, the gruff but fair Sgt. Warden engages in a clandestine affair with the captain's mistreated wife.  Directed by Fred Zinnemann, the film stars Burt Lancaster as Sgt. Milton Warden, Montgomery Clift as Robert E. Lee Prewitt, Deborah Kerr as Karen Holmes, Donna Reed as Alma aka Lorene, Frank Sinatra as Angelo Maggio, and Ernest Borgnine as Sgt. 'Fatso' Judson.

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Here on The Envelope, we usually discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History.  

However, this week we’re bringing you a special episode where we discuss the 2019 Oscar Winners and the show as a whole.

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Here on The Envelope, we usually discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. However, this week we are bringing you a SPECIAL EPISODE where we discuss the 2019 Oscar Nominations to prepare for the big night.

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On this episode, we discuss the twenty-fifth Best Picture Winner: “The Greatest Show On Earth.” 

"The Greatest Show on Earth" is a dazzling spectacle of life behind the scenes of the Ringling Brothers - Barnum & Bailey Circus. The story follows circus manager Brad Braden dealing with a number of issues facing the upcoming circus season, including the stingy board of directors, as well as a number of problematic circus "divas" with their own issues. Meanwhile, the past of a strange clown who refuses to remove his makeup is about to catch up with the circus as a whole. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille, the film stars Betty Hutton as trapeze artist Holly, Cornel Wilde as trapeze artist The Great Sebastian, Charlton Heston as the circus manager Brad Braden, James Stewart as the clown 'Buttons,' as well as Dorothy Lamour as Phyllis and Gloria Grahame as Angel.

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On this episode, we discuss the twenty-fourth Best Picture Winner: “An American in Paris.” 

"An American in Paris" follows Jerry Mulligan, an American ex-GI, who stays in post-war Paris to become a painter, and ends up falling for the charms of Lise Bouvier. However, his paintings come to the attention of Milo Roberts, a rich American heiress, who is interested in more than just his art. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, the film stars Gene Kelly as Jerry Mulligan, Leslie Caron as Lise Bouvier, Oscar Levant as Adam Cook, Georges Guétary as Henri Baurel, and Nina Foch as Milo Roberts.

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On this episode, we discuss the twenty-third Best Picture Winner: “All About Eve.”

"All About Eve" follows the backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington. Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing, telling a melancholy life story to Margo and her friends. Margo takes Eve under her wing, but it appears that Eve is a conniver that only uses Margo for her own gain.  Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the film stars Bette Davis as Margo Channing, Anne Baxter as Eve Harrington, George Sanders as Addison DeWitt, Celeste Holm as Karen Richards, Gary Merrill as Bill Simpson, Hugh Marlowe as Lloyd Richards, and Marilyn Monroe as Miss Casswell.

Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History.

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