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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Child

Are these the best movie openings ever?

In today's paper Peter Bradshaw celebrates the superb opening sequence from Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, which celebrates its 50th anniversary with a rerelease this Friday, while Xan Brooks offers his own rundown of the top 10 openers of all time.

Here's Xan's selection:

1. The Wild Bunch (1969) 2. A Matter of Life and Death (1946) 3. There's Something About Mary (1998) 4. Night of the Hunter (1955) 5. Manhattan (1979) 6. Three Kings (1999) 7. Goodfellas (1990) 8. Touch of Evil (1958) 9. Psycho (1960) 10. Apocalypse Now (1979)

Do you agree? And if not, which films would make your top 10?

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