American Society of Cinematographers' 100 Milestone Films in Cinematography of the 20th Century
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As part of the centennial festivities in 2019, the Society released their members’ list of the 100 milestone films in the art and craft of cinematography of the 20th century. Organized by Steven Fierberg (Secretary, Love & Other Drugs, The Affair) and voted on by ASC members, the list is the first of its kind to showcase the best of cinematography as selected by professional directors of photography.
The top 10 are ranked, the rest are listed in order of release.
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90 new
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
63 new
The Duellists
1977, in 5 top lists Check -
68 new
The Black Stallion
1979, in 7 top lists Check -
77 new
The Natural
1984, in 3 top lists Check -
80 new
The Mission
1986, in 6 top lists Check -
84 new
Mississippi Burning
1988, in 4 top lists Check -
88 new
Baraka
1992, in 5 top lists Check -
81 new
Empire of the Sun
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
37 new
Hud
1963, in 10 top lists Check -
45 new
In Cold Blood
1967, in 8 top lists Check -
71 new
Chariots of Fire
1981, in 14 top lists Check -
50 new
Klute
1971, in 11 top lists Check -
73 new
Reds
1981, in 9 top lists Check -
39 new
Soy Cuba
1964 — a.k.a. I Am Cuba, in 16 top lists Check -
17 new
How Green Was My Valley
1941, in 11 top lists Check -
82 new
The Last Emperor
1987, in 15 top lists Check -
75 new
The Right Stuff
1983, in 13 top lists Check -
94 new
The English Patient
1996, in 19 top lists Check -
67 new
Being There
1979, in 15 top lists Check -
54 new
Ultimo tango a Parigi
1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check -
66 new
All That Jazz
1979, in 19 top lists Check -
19 new
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
20 new
Black Narcissus
1947, in 15 top lists Check -
12 new
Napoléon vu par Abel Gance
1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check -
85 new
JFK
1991, in 13 top lists Check -
40 new
Doctor Zhivago
1965, in 17 top lists Check -
52 new
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1971, in 20 top lists Check -
86 new
Da hong denglong gaogao gua
1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check -
53 new
Cabaret
1972, in 24 top lists Check -
42 new
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
1966, in 19 top lists Check -
51 new
The Last Picture Show
1971, in 21 top lists Check -
8 new
Days of Heaven
1978, in 19 top lists Check -
43 new
Cool Hand Luke
1967, in 13 top lists Check -
60 new
All the President's Men
1976, in 21 top lists Check -
91 new
Trois couleurs: Bleu
1993 — a.k.a. Three Colors: Blue, in 19 top lists Check -
97 new
The Thin Red Line
1998, in 14 top lists Check -
35 new
L'année dernière à Marienbad
1961 — a.k.a. Last Year at Marienbad, in 23 top lists Check -
83 new
Der Himmel ĂĽber Berlin
1987 — a.k.a. Wings of Desire, in 21 top lists Check -
7 new
Il conformista
1970 — a.k.a. The Conformist, in 20 top lists Check -
10 new
The French Connection
1971, in 23 top lists Check -
72 new
Das Boot
1981 — a.k.a. The Boat, in 15 top lists Check -
78 new
Paris, Texas
1984, in 21 top lists Check -
16 new
The Grapes of Wrath
1940, in 24 top lists Check -
62 new
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977, in 23 top lists Check -
22 new
The Red Shoes
1948, in 27 top lists Check -
69 new
Manhattan
1979, in 20 top lists Check -
41 new
La battaglia di Algeri
1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check -
74 new
Fanny och Alexander
1982 — a.k.a. Fanny and Alexander, in 25 top lists Check -
47 new
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969, in 21 top lists Check -
76 new
Amadeus
1984, in 24 top lists Check
Last updated on Jul 24, 2020; source