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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. 5 new

    Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari

    1920 — a.k.a. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 14 new

    Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens

    1922 — a.k.a. Nosferatu, in 28 top lists Check
  3. 22 new

    Körkarlen

    1921 — a.k.a. The Phantom Carriage, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 38 new

    La chute de la maison Usher

    1928 — a.k.a. The Fall of the House of Usher, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 47 new

    Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssage

    1926 — a.k.a. Faust, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 59 new

    Das Wachsfigurenkabinett

    1924 — a.k.a. Waxworks, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 70 new

    Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam

    1920 — a.k.a. The Golem, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 78 new

    The Phantom of the Opera

    1925, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 88 new

    Schatten - Eine nächtliche Halluzination

    1923 — a.k.a. Warning Shadows, in 1 top list Check
  10. 106 new

    Orlacs Hände

    1924 — a.k.a. The Hands of Orlac, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 108 new

    Pikovaya dama

    1916 — a.k.a. The Queen of Spades, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 124 new

    Der Student von Prag

    1913 — a.k.a. The Student of Prague, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 126 new

    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1920, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 129 new

    Häxan

    1922, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 150 new

    The Penalty

    1920, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 157 new

    Genuine

    1920, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 174 new

    Prästänkan

    1920 — a.k.a. The Parson's Widow, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 180 new

    The Cat and the Canary

    1927, in 5 top lists Check
  19. 185 new

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 191 new

    Der Student von Prag

    1926 — a.k.a. The Student of Prague, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 199 new

    J'accuse

    1919 — a.k.a. J'accuse!, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 225 new

    The Man Who Laughs

    1928, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 251 new

    Der steinerne Reiter

    1923 — a.k.a. The Stone Rider, in 1 top list Check
  24. 268 new

    Frankenstein

    1910, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 277 new

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  26. 302 new

    Schloß Vogelöd

    1921 — a.k.a. The Haunted Castle, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source