Royal Film Archive of Belgium's Most Important and Misappreciated American Films

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In 1977, the Royal Film Archive of Belgium sent out questionnaires to film experts from 22 countries in order to compile an extensive list of important American films. 203 people participated (116 Americans and 87 non-Americans). Each participant compiled two lists, a list of the most important films (limited to 30 titles) and a list of misappreciated films (not limited in number). The final list is sorted by number of votes (including both important and misappreciated votes).

The book lists all 2327 films that received at least 1 vote. This list includes the films that received at least 5 votes.

One of the list entries is "Songs" which includes 25 films, so I included only the first one.

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  1. 20 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 486 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 156 new

    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
  4. 33 new

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  5. 1 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  6. 125 new

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939, in 38 top lists Check
  7. 53 new

    Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...

    1964, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 5 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 207 new

    West Side Story

    1961, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 111 new

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  11. 26 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  12. 112 new

    The Godfather Part II

    1974, in 32 top lists Check
  13. 223 new

    The Graduate

    1967, in 29 top lists Check
  14. 175 new

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  15. 168 new

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    1975, in 35 top lists Check
  16. 28 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  17. 18 new

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  18. 97 new

    Easy Rider

    1969, in 17 top lists Check
  19. 374 new

    Rosemary's Baby

    1968, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 145 new

    The Birds

    1963, in 18 top lists Check
  21. 412 new

    Chinatown

    1974, in 31 top lists Check
  22. 332 new

    Pinocchio

    1940, in 15 top lists Check
  23. 6 new

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  24. 90 new

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
  25. 12 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  26. 63 new

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938, in 23 top lists Check
  27. 358 new

    Barry Lyndon

    1975, in 24 top lists Check
  28. 22 new

    Psycho

    1960, in 39 top lists Check
  29. 88 new

    Wavelength

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 31 new

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  31. 43 new

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  32. 313 new

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 68 new

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  34. 38 new

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  35. 210 new

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  36. 246 new

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  37. 109 new

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  38. 14 new

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  39. 152 new

    The Nutty Professor

    1963, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 17 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  41. 297 new

    Flaming Creatures

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 21 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  43. 195 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 37 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  45. 283 new

    Mean Streets

    1973, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 49 new

    The Wild Bunch

    1969, in 25 top lists Check
  47. 91 new

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  48. 362 new

    An American in Paris

    1951, in 18 top lists Check
  49. 35 new

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  50. 188 new

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
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