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. 10 new

    The General

    1926, in 33 top lists Check
  2. 13 new

    Flesh and the Devil

    1926, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 31 new

    Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed

    1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of Prince Achmed, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 33 new

    Po zakonu

    1926 — a.k.a. By the Law, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 43 new

    Mat

    1926 — a.k.a. Mother, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 47 new

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  7. 57 new

    Ménilmontant

    1926, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 64 new

    The Black Pirate

    1926 — a.k.a. The Black Buccaneer, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 65 new

    The Scarlet Letter

    1926, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 93 new

    3 Bad Men

    1926, in 4 top lists Check
  11. 101 new

    Feu Mathias Pascal

    1925, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 105 new

    Moana

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 128 new

    Geheimnisse einer Seele

    1926 — a.k.a. Secrets of a Soul, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 155 new

    Beau Geste

    1926, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 163 new

    La bohème

    1926, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 171 new

    Nana

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 191 new

    Der Student von Prag

    1926 — a.k.a. The Student of Prague, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 203 new

    Manon Lescaut

    1926, in 1 top list Check
  19. 218 new

    So This Is Paris

    1926, in 1 top list Check
  20. 246 new

    Cinq minutes de cinéma pur

    1926, in 1 top list Check
  21. 254 new

    Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines

    1926 — a.k.a. Adventures of a Ten Mark Note, in 1 top list Check
  22. 261 new

    Ella Cinders

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 265 new

    Filmstudie

    1926, in 1 top list Check
  24. 270 new

    Hands Up!

    1926, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 277 new

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 286 new

    Le voyage imaginaire

    1926 — a.k.a. The Imaginary Voyage, in 1 top list Check
  27. 290 new

    Mekhanika golovnogo mozga

    1926 — a.k.a. Mechanics of the Brain, in 1 top list Check
  28. 293 new

    Miss Mend

    1926 — a.k.a. The Adventures of the Three Reporters, in 1 top list Check
  29. 301 new

    Rien que les heures

    1926 — a.k.a. Nothing But Time, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 305 new

    Shinel

    1926 — a.k.a. The Overcoat, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 307 new

    Sparrows

    1926, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 326 new

    The Son of the Sheik

    1926, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 327 new

    The Temptress

    1926, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 329 new

    The Winning of Barbara Worth

    1926, in 2 top lists Check
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