Derek Malcolm's A Century of Films

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"The first rule was to restrict my choices to one film by each director.
The second rule was to consider the whole history of the cinema and as many countries as possible..."

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  1. 14 +35

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  2. 64 -24

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 38 top lists Check
  3. 35 +2

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 29 +62

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 63 -47

    8½

    1963, in 35 top lists Check
  6. 70 -56

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 35 top lists Check
  7. 32 +13

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  8. 66 -24

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  9. 99 -98

    Touch of Evil

    1958, in 30 top lists Check
  10. 21 +36

    Andrey Rublyov

    1966 — a.k.a. Andrei Rublev, in 29 top lists Check
  11. 19 +53

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  12. 6 +50

    À bout de souffle

    1960 — a.k.a. Breathless, in 29 top lists Check
  13. 17 +37

    Blue Velvet

    1986, in 27 top lists Check
  14. 48 +14

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  15. 74 -51

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  16. 92 -82

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  17. 53 +27

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 69 -56

    Viridiana

    1961, in 24 top lists Check
  19. 76 +19

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 1 +11

    Johnny Guitar

    1954, in 22 top lists Check
  21. 81 -20

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  22. 25 +18

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 55 +4

    Da hong denglong gaogao gua

    1991 — a.k.a. Raise the Red Lantern, in 21 top lists Check
  24. 36 -3

    El espíritu de la colmena

    1973 — a.k.a. The Spirit of the Beehive, in 21 top lists Check
  25. 23 +18

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  26. 34 +1

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  27. 11 +52

    Jules et Jim

    1962 — a.k.a. Jules and Jim, in 21 top lists Check
  28. 54 -49

    L'Atalante

    1934, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 3 +82

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  30. 12 +26

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  31. 65 -31

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
  32. 56 -9

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  33. 33 -4

    Pickpocket

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  34. 44 +27

    Le samouraï

    1967 — a.k.a. Le Samouraï, in 20 top lists Check
  35. 37 -22

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  36. 75 -72

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  37. 100 +2

    Ultimo tango a Parigi

    1972 — a.k.a. Last Tango in Paris, in 19 top lists Check
  38. 96 -70

    Die Büchse der Pandora

    1929 — a.k.a. Pandora's Box, in 18 top lists Check
  39. 7 +80

    Il gattopardo

    1963 — a.k.a. The Leopard, in 18 top lists Check
  40. 49 +44

    Shoah

    1985, in 18 top lists Check
  41. 13 +76

    Nanook of the North

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  42. 18 +34

    A Night at the Opera

    1935, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 8 +10

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 17 top lists Check
  44. 26 -17

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  45. 42 +18

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 61 +33

    Triumph des Willens

    1935 — a.k.a. Triumph of the Will, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 68 -62

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  48. 78 -76

    Jalsaghar

    1958 — a.k.a. The Music Room, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 50 -14

    Ostre sledované vlaky

    1966 — a.k.a. Closely Watched Trains, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 89 -65

    Shock Corridor

    1963, in 14 top lists Check
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