BROKEN ARROW – AFI Catalog Spotlight By Sarah Blankfort Clothier, MLIS, Manager, AFI Catalog This July, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on the little-known story behind BROKEN ARRO| American Film Institute
The story of an idealistic young senator who naively takes on Washington corruption, MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939) is a beloved film that appears on four of AFI’s lists of the greatest American films – on both the original and 10th anniversary editions as well as among the art form’s most inspiring stories – with Jimmy Stewart’s character, Jefferson Smith, named one of cinema’s most inspiring screen heroes by AFI. Stewart was also honored with an AFI Life Achievement Award i...| American Film Institute
Ranked by AFI as the greatest mystery film in the American canon, VERTIGO (1958) features the talents of two recipients of the AFI Life Achievement Award – producer/director Alfred Hitchcock and star James Stewart. In addition to ranking among the greatest American films of all time – on both the American Film Institute’s original list and the 10th Anniversary edition – VERTIGO appears among the art form’s greatest thrillers and greatest love stories, with the haunting score by Ber| American Film Institute