Five movie classics to enjoy on HBO Max

HBO Max hosts a large number of film and television titles, among which we can also access classics that marked a before and after in the way we watch stories on the big screen. For this reason, we put together a list of five great films that became the favorite of the public for decades to the present day. Find out what it is about here:

Casablanca

Released in 1942, this film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman narrated a romantic drama centered on the Moroccan city of Casablanca under the Vichy regime. The story follows Rick Blaine in his internal conflict between love and virtue, as he must forge his destiny in the face of a difficult choice: to help Ilse for the love he holds for her or to do what is right. The classic directed by Michael Curtiz was the winner of multiple Oscars.

Ciudadano Kane

This 1941 drama film was written, directed, starred and produced by Orson Welles, who is considered a genius in the art of creating stories. The plot focuses on the life of Charles Foster Kane (Welles), whose career is rooted in his idealism and social service, but these noble intentions are transformed into a relentless ambition for power. Throughout flashbacks, the script finds the purpose of its story in the investigation of a journalist intrigued to know what was the last word the magnate uttered before his death. To date, this masterpiece is considered among the best films in cinema.

El mago de Oz

In 1939, Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke and Margaret Hamilton brought to life the endearing characters of the musical classic that was based on the children's novel written by L. Frank Baum. The story begins with a tornado in the state of Kansas that drags a girl to a fantastic land where she will meet a talking scarecrow, a scary lion and a tin man. Together as a team, they will begin an adventure that will push them to their limits and face their fears to accumulate new life experiences.

Rebelde sin causa

Directed by Nicholas Ray, this drama and romance production was a sensation in the mid-1950s. It was a film adaptation of the book Rebel Without a Cause: The Hypnoanalysis of a Criminal Psychopath that tells the adventures of a rebellious teenager who falls in love with a young girl, goes against his parents' orders and confronts gangs in Los Angeles. James Dean, Natalie Wood, Sal Mineo, Jim Backus, Ann Doran and Corey Allen made up the main cast.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Actor Gene Wilder was the first to play Willy Wonka in film, since the character originally belongs to the literary universe of Roald Dahl. This 1971 film, directed by Mel Stuart, follows a humble boy who receives a golden ticket to visit the great chocolatier's candy factory. In addition to him, other children from privileged backgrounds from different parts of the world attend the ride and nothing goes according to what is expected for them and their accompanying proxies.

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