This document provides an introduction to the history of film and lists several influential films from 1915 to 1980. It includes the titles The Birth of a Nation (1915), The General (1926), Citizen Kane (1941), Singin' in the Rain (1952), Vertigo (1958), On the Waterfront (1954), and Raging Bull (1980). Each film title has one or more embedded video links providing additional resources.