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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18 new
Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
26 new
Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
6 new
Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
17 new
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
33 new
Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
181 new
The Apartment
1960, in 28 top lists Check -
223 new
The Graduate
1967, in 29 top lists Check -
23 new
City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
37 new
On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
2 new
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check -
32 new
It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
194 new
His Girl Friday
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
45 new
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
244 new
Notorious
1946, in 24 top lists Check -
63 new
Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
190 new
The Philadelphia Story
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
229 new
Cabaret
1972, in 24 top lists Check -
234 new
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
283 new
Mean Streets
1973, in 22 top lists Check -
58 new
Red River
1948, in 16 top lists Check -
172 new
The Lady Eve
1941, in 20 top lists Check -
16 new
Trouble in Paradise
1932, in 17 top lists Check -
246 new
Lolita
1962, in 11 top lists Check -
11 new
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
233 new
The African Queen
1951, in 11 top lists Check -
5 new
The Birth of a Nation
1915, in 21 top lists Check -
354 new
From Here to Eternity
1953, in 13 top lists Check -
188 new
Shane
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
137 new
Top Hat
1935, in 14 top lists Check -
318 new
The Shop Around the Corner
1940, in 14 top lists Check -
362 new
An American in Paris
1951, in 18 top lists Check -
92 new
Ninotchka
1939, in 20 top lists Check -
42 new
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948, in 15 top lists Check -
495 new
All That Heaven Allows
1955, in 11 top lists Check -
383 new
My Man Godfrey
1936, in 12 top lists Check -
10 new
The Crowd
1928, in 20 top lists Check -
123 new
The Awful Truth
1937, in 15 top lists Check -
89 new
A Star Is Born
1954, in 13 top lists Check -
101 new
A Place in the Sun
1951, in 13 top lists Check -
65 new
The Band Wagon
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
99 new
To Have and Have Not
1944, in 16 top lists Check -
292 new
Giant
1956, in 10 top lists Check -
327 new
The Quiet Man
1952, in 15 top lists Check -
118 new
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937, in 16 top lists Check -
106 new
42nd Street
1933, in 12 top lists Check -
291 new
Imitation of Life
1959, in 6 top lists Check -
27 new
The Wind
1928, in 14 top lists Check -
127 new
Swing Time
1936, in 13 top lists Check -
203 new
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952, in 9 top lists Check -
82 new
Written on the Wind
1956, in 11 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source