Editing Message picture (section)

==History==
[[Dore Schary]] was famous for his message pictures at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] during the late 1940s and early to mid-1950s. Among these were ''[[Tea and Sympathy (film)|Tea and Sympathy]]'', ''[[Bad Day at Black Rock]]'', and ''[[Blackboard Jungle]]''.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1980/07/08/film-producer-dore-schary-74-dies/2568607b-4b07-421f-bb62-95e029cb60b0/ Film Producer Dore Schary, 74, Dies - The Washington Post]</ref> Other famous message pictures by other parties include ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'' and ''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In the Heat of the Night]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/films/29459-in-the-heat-of-the-night|title=In the Heat of the Night|website=The Criterion Collection|language=en|access-date=2019-12-05}}</ref> (the former directed by [[Stanley Kramer]], who was also well known for numerous message films).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/feb/21/guardianobituaries.filmnews|title=Obituary: Stanley Kramer|last=Bergan|first=Ronald|date=2001-02-21|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-12-05|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]], [[B.R. Chopra]] was known for message pictures. Examples include ''[[Kanoon]]'' (against capital punishment), ''[[Naya Daur (1957 film)|Naya Daur]]'' (importance of labour), ''[[Waqt (1965 film)|Waqt]]'' (importance of time and destiny), ''[[Nikaah (film)|Nikaah]]'' (against [[triple talaq]] (divorce) among Muslims), etc.<ref>[https://upperstall.com/profile/br-chopra/ BR Chopra – Upperstall.com]</ref>