1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die

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The 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list is actually a film reference book compiled by various critics worldwide and edited by Steven Jay Schneider. The list spans movies from as early as 1902 up to recent releases.

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    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
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    Les vampires

    1915, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
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    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
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    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
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    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
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    Within Our Gates

    1920, in 7 top lists Check
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    Körkarlen

    1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 16 top lists Check
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    Orphans of the Storm

    1921, in 7 top lists Check
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    Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler

    1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check
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    Foolish Wives

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
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    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
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    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
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    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
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    La roue

    1923 — a.k.a. The Wheel, in 7 top lists Check
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    La souriante Madame Beudet

    1923 — a.k.a. The Smiling Madame Beudet, in 3 top lists Check
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    Our Hospitality

    1923, in 13 top lists Check
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    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
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    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
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    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
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    The Great White Silence

    1922, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
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    Bronenosets Potyomkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
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    Stachka

    1925 — a.k.a. Strike, in 14 top lists Check
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    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Eagle

    1925, in 2 top lists Check
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    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 29 top lists Check
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    The Phantom of the Opera

    1925, in 10 top lists Check
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    Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed

    1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Prince Achmed, in 13 top lists Check
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    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
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    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
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    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
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    Oktyabr

    1927 — a.k.a. October (Ten Days that Shook the World), in 12 top lists Check
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    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
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    The Jazz Singer

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Kid Brother

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
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    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
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    Potomok Chingis-Khana

    1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check
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    Steamboat Bill, Jr.

    1928, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
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    The Docks of New York

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
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    Blackmail

    1929, in 7 top lists Check
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    Chelovek s kino-apparatom

    1929 — a.k.a. Man with a Movie Camera, in 24 top lists Check
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    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
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    Prapancha Pash

    1929 — a.k.a. A Throw of Dice, in 1 top list Check
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    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
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    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
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    Der blaue Engel

    1930 — a.k.a. The Blue Angel, in 17 top lists Check