American Film Institute, abbreviated as AFI, was established in 1967 as an independent non-profit organization established by the National Art Foundation of the United States.

In 1965, US President Lyndon Johnson issued an order specifying a national art organization to preserve American film culture and cultivate excellent film workers. In 1967, the American Film Institute was established and initially received funding from member companies of the National Arts Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the American Film Institute.

The AFI's 100 Years…50 Heroes and Villains series was released in June 2003. It was first publicized on the CBS TV unique program hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger. The American Film Institute selected it from 50 American movies. The list of famous heroes and 50 villains is essential in the AFI Centennial Series of the American Film Institute.

The AFI Centennial series contains many, such as the 100-year-old movies, the 100-year-old stars, the 100-year-old comedy movies, etc., which will be listed on our website later. Today we are going to talk about the 100-year-old heroes and villains series.