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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  1. 82 new

    Aelita

    1924 — a.k.a. Aelita, the Queen of Mars, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 189 new

    Ballet mécanique

    1924, in 7 top lists Check
  3. 59 new

    Das Wachsfigurenkabinett

    1924 — a.k.a. Waxworks, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 18 new

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache

    1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 19 new

    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

    1924, in 13 top lists Check
  6. 100 new

    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 266 new

    Forbidden Paradise

    1924, in 1 top list Check
  8. 56 new

    Gösta Berlings saga

    1924 — a.k.a. The Saga of Gösta Berling, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 2 new

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 85 new

    He Who Gets Slapped

    1924, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 77 new

    The Iron Horse

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 161 new

    Kean

    1924 — a.k.a. Edmund Kean: Prince Among Lovers, in 1 top list Check
  13. 131 new

    Kinoglaz

    1924 — a.k.a. Kino Eye, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 9 new

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 132 new

    L'inhumaine

    1924 — a.k.a. The Inhuman Woman, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 148 new

    The Marriage Circle

    1924, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 170 new

    Michael

    1924, in 6 top lists Check
  18. 149 new

    The Navigator

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  19. 205 new

    Neobychainye priklyucheniya mistera Vesta v...

    1924 — a.k.a. The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 206 new

    Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau

    1924 — a.k.a. Husbands or Lovers, in 1 top list Check
  21. 106 new

    Orlacs Hände

    1924 — a.k.a. The Hands of Orlac, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 208 new

    Paris qui dort

    1925 — a.k.a. At 3:25, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 325 new

    The Sea Hawk

    1924, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 112 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  25. 178 new

    Sylvester

    1924 — a.k.a. New Year's Eve, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 118 new

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source