Casablanca
Not sure if this is an appropriate post for this forum. If not, mods please remove. But I just watched it for like the fifth time, and it just shows such a perfect example of classical masculinity.
It came in 1942 and requires some historical understanding, that i didn't originally have, in order to fully glean the meaning it had for audiences which made it the ultimate classic.
But Humphrey Boghart and Paul Henreid do such a good job of portraying what make men masculine and attractive. They are strong characters with unbending wills. They have noble characters. Humphrey Boghart is more jaded, rough around the edges, but clearly has a soft heart inside that comes out whe it counts. Paul Henreid is noble through and through. They are in love with the same woman that they treat well, who is noble in her own right. And they do what they believe is right fearlessly.
They are not confused about what manhood demands. I love it. Just thought I would share it.
ETA: I posted this because so many women today don't know what a real man is.