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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. 1 new

    Bronenosets Potemkin

    1925 — a.k.a. Battleship Potemkin, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 7 new

    La passion de Jeanne d'Arc

    1928 — a.k.a. The Passion of Joan of Arc, in 27 top lists Check
  3. 16 new

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  4. 26 new

    Oktyabr

    1927 — a.k.a. October (Ten Days that Shook the World), in 12 top lists Check
  5. 40 new

    Potomok Chingis-Khana

    1928 — a.k.a. Storm Over Asia, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 73 new

    Napoléon vu par Abel Gance

    1927 — a.k.a. Napoleon, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 87 new

    Novyy Vavilon

    1929 — a.k.a. The New Babylon, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 89 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 90 new

    The Last Command

    1928, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 122 new

    Cabiria

    1914, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 130 new

    Herr Arnes pengar

    1919 — a.k.a. Sir Arne's Treasure, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 138 new

    Orphans of the Storm

    1921, in 7 top lists Check
  13. 144 new

    The Iron Mask

    1929, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 183 new

    The King of Kings

    1927, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 198 new

    In the Land of the Head Hunters

    1914, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 275 new

    Joan the Woman

    1916, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 297 new

    Otets Sergiy

    1918 — a.k.a. Father Sergius, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 299 new

    Quo Vadis?

    1913, in 1 top list Check
  19. 315 new

    The Divine Lady

    1928, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source