Paul Rotha's Silent but Not Forgotten
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From a poll of 63 critics and film experts conducted in the 1970s by film critic and director Paul Rotha, each asked for a list of their 30 top silent films. This makes for a list of the Top 338 Silent Films. Ties are sorted by imdb original title.
Several movies are considered lost:
Thérèse Raquin
Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines
The Last Moment
4 Devils
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Un chien andalou
1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check -
53 new
The Pilgrim
1923, in 6 top lists Check -
100 new
Entr'acte
1924, in 9 top lists Check -
116 new
The Great Train Robbery
1903, in 11 top lists Check -
133 new
La coquille et le clergyman
1928 — a.k.a. The Seashell and the Clergyman, in 4 top lists Check -
153 new
A Corner in Wheat
1909, in 8 top lists Check -
169 new
Mest kinematograficheskogo operatora
1912 — a.k.a. The Cameraman's Revenge, in 5 top lists Check -
173 new
Lichtspiel Opus 1.
1921, in 3 top lists Check -
175 new
Rhythmus 21
1923, in 3 top lists Check -
176 new
Shakhmatnaya goryachka
1925 — a.k.a. Chess Fever, in 2 top lists Check -
181 new
The Girl and Her Trust
1912, in 2 top lists Check -
189 new
Ballet mécanique
1924, in 7 top lists Check -
201 new
La marche des machines
1927 — a.k.a. The March of the Machines, in 1 top list Check -
208 new
Paris qui dort
1925 — a.k.a. At 3:25, in 4 top lists Check -
209 new
Polizeibericht Überfall
1928 — a.k.a. Überfall, in 1 top list Check -
212 new
Regen
1929 — a.k.a. Rain, in 7 top lists Check -
226 new
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912, in 8 top lists Check -
232 new
Vormittagsspuk
1928 — a.k.a. Ghosts Before Breakfast, in 1 top list Check -
242 new
Big Business
1929, in 5 top lists Check -
244 new
Brumes d'automne
1929, in 2 top lists Check -
246 new
Cinq minutes de cinéma pur
1926, in 1 top list Check -
257 new
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
1906, in 5 top lists Check -
260 new
Easy Street
1917, in 6 top lists Check -
262 new
Emak-Bakia
1927, in 2 top lists Check -
265 new
Filmstudie
1926, in 1 top list Check -
268 new
Frankenstein
1910, in 3 top lists Check -
274 new
Jeux des reflets et de la vitesse
1925, in 1 top list Check -
278 new
L'étoile de mer
1928 — a.k.a. The Starfish, in 2 top lists Check -
279 new
L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat
1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check -
281 new
L'homme à la tête en caoutchouc
1901, in 2 top lists Check -
282 new
La petite marchande d'allumettes
1928 — a.k.a. The Little Match Girl, in 2 top lists Check -
287 new
Les mystères du château de Dé
1929 — a.k.a. The Mysteries of the Chateau de De, in 1 top list Check -
288 new
Life of an American Fireman
1903, in 4 top lists Check -
289 new
Manhatta
1921, in 5 top lists Check -
291 new
Misère au Borinage
1934 — a.k.a. Borinage, in 4 top lists Check -
294 new
Montparnasse
1929, in 1 top list Check -
312 new
The Adventurer
1917, in 4 top lists Check -
319 new
The Immigrant
1917, in 7 top lists Check -
331 new
Two Tars
1928, in 4 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source