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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The Wizard of Oz
1939, in 38 top lists Check -
68 new
Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
91 new
North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
12 new
The Searchers
1956, in 26 top lists Check -
8 new
The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
21 new
King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
358 new
Barry Lyndon
1975, in 24 top lists Check -
51 new
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948, in 25 top lists Check -
9 new
The Gold Rush
1925, in 30 top lists Check -
19 new
Stagecoach
1939, in 21 top lists Check -
234 new
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
29 new
Sullivan's Travels
1941, in 24 top lists Check -
482 new
Deliverance
1972, in 15 top lists Check -
58 new
Red River
1948, in 16 top lists Check -
233 new
The African Queen
1951, in 11 top lists Check -
99 new
To Have and Have Not
1944, in 16 top lists Check -
102 new
Only Angels Have Wings
1939, in 10 top lists Check -
100 new
Shanghai Express
1932, in 9 top lists Check -
235 new
The Thief of Bagdad
1924, in 14 top lists Check -
67 new
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
1931, in 11 top lists Check -
164 new
Ride the High Country
1962, in 7 top lists Check -
471 new
High Sierra
1941, in 8 top lists Check -
284 new
Lost Horizon
1937, in 6 top lists Check -
418 new
Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ
1925 — a.k.a. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, in 6 top lists Check -
339 new
The Most Dangerous Game
1932, in 5 top lists Check -
290 new
Jeremiah Johnson
1972, in 2 top lists Check -
450 new
The Professionals
1966, in 2 top lists Check -
165 new
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970, in 6 top lists Check -
420 new
Beat the Devil
1953, in 3 top lists Check -
401 new
Hatari!
1962, in 3 top lists Check -
191 new
Moonfleet
1955, in 4 top lists Check -
441 new
Scaramouche
1952, in 2 top lists Check -
166 new
The Pirate
1948, in 3 top lists Check -
263 new
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 — a.k.a. Dangerous Days, in 2 top lists Check -
272 new
Robin Hood
1922, in 3 top lists Check -
391 new
The Last of the Mohicans
1920, in 5 top lists Check -
381 new
The Naked Prey
1965, in 2 top lists Check -
232 new
Beggars of Life
1928, in 3 top lists Check -
87 new
The Covered Wagon
1923, in 4 top lists Check -
366 new
Wind Across the Everglades
1958, in 1 top list Check -
473 new
Heller in Pink Tights
1960, in 1 top list Check -
435 new
Trader Horn
1931, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source