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Poll: Ten films the Mad Men Cast had to watch before filming started

A poll by yrnej
The second half of the final season of Mad Men (2007) starts on April 5, 2015. Mad Men's creator, Matthew Weiner has said that he made his cast watch these ten movies before they stepped foot on set.

Which do you think feel has the most influence on Mad Men when it started and how it has evolved over the years?

Discuss the list here

Results of 743 votes:

  1. 1.

    The Apartment (1960)

     
  2. 2.

    Vertigo (1958)

     
  3. 3.

    North by Northwest (1959)

     
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