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. 21 new

    King Kong

    1933, in 26 top lists Check
  2. 28 new

    Duck Soup

    1933, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 106 new

    42nd Street

    1933, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 155 new

    Gold Diggers of 1933

    1933, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 440 new

    She Done Him Wrong

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 406 new

    Design for Living

    1933, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 479 new

    Footlight Parade

    1933, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 122 new

    The Bitter Tea of General Yen

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 276 new

    Queen Christina

    1933, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 217 new

    Man's Castle

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 263 new

    Wild Boys of the Road

    1933 — a.k.a. Dangerous Days, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 278 new

    The Power and the Glory

    1933 — a.k.a. Power and Glory, in 1 top list Check
  13. 417 new

    Blood Money

    1933, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 307 new

    Zoo in Budapest

    1933, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source