Guide for the Film Fanatic

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In his Guide for the Film Fanatic (1986), Danny Peary provides short reviews for over 1600 “Must See” films.
A list of Peary’s “Additional Must See” titles (not reviewed in the book) is available here: https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/guide+for+the+film+fanatic+addendum/red.hexapus/

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  1. 10 -

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 25 -

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  3. 62 -

    Apocalypse Now

    1979, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 64 -

    Arsenal

    1929, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 66 -

    Popiól i diament

    1958 — a.k.a. Ashes and Diamonds, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 72 -

    Attack

    1956, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 86 -

    Ballada o soldate

    1959 — a.k.a. Ballad of a Soldier, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 100 -

    La battaglia di Algeri

    1966 — a.k.a. The Battle of Algiers, in 29 top lists Check
  9. 104 -

    Battleground

    1949, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 113 -

    Becky Sharp

    1935, in 1 top list Check
  11. 118 -

    The Beguiled

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 129 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  13. 143 -

    The Big Red One

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  14. 167 -

    Block-Heads

    1938, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 211 -

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  16. 239 -

    The Caine Mutiny

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 254 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  18. 273 -

    Campanadas a medianoche

    1965 — a.k.a. Chimes at Midnight, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 295 -

    Ostre sledované vlaky

    1966 — a.k.a. Closely Watched Trains, in 14 top lists Check
  20. 313 -

    Coming Home

    1978, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 327 -

    Letyat zhuravli

    1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check
  22. 378 -

    The Deer Hunter

    1978, in 26 top lists Check
  23. 400 -

    The Dirty Dozen

    1967, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 430 -

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  25. 431 -

    The Duellists

    1977, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 497 -

    Nobi

    1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 509 -

    Fixed Bayonets!

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  28. 523 -

    For Me and My Gal

    1942 — a.k.a. For Me and My Girl, in 1 top list Check
  29. 525 -

    Jeux interdits

    1952 — a.k.a. Forbidden Games, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 545 -

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 557 -

    Il giardino dei Finzi Contini

    1970 — a.k.a. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 564 -

    Il generale Della Rovere

    1959 — a.k.a. General della Rovere, in 6 top lists Check
  33. 577 -

    Go Tell the Spartans

    1978, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 600 -

    La grande illusion

    1937 — a.k.a. The Grand Illusion, in 30 top lists Check
  35. 603 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  36. 614 -

    Gunga Din

    1939, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 617 -

    Hail the Conquering Hero

    1944, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 638 -

    Hearts and Minds

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 642 -

    Hellcats of the Navy

    1957, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 661 -

    Hondo

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 672 -

    How I Won the War

    1967, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 695 -

    Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS

    1975, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 703 -

    In the Year of the Pig

    1968, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 743 -

    Johnny Got His Gun

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 753 -

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 755 -

    Kanal

    1957, in 11 top lists Check
  47. 766 -

    The Killing Fields

    1984, in 12 top lists Check
  48. 771 -

    Le roi de coeur

    1966 — a.k.a. King of Hearts, in 1 top list Check
  49. 808 -

    Let There Be Light

    1946, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 816 -

    Lifeboat

    1944, in 2 top lists Check
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