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. 9 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 77 new

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  3. 129 new

    Seven Chances

    1925, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 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
  5. 224 new

    The Freshman

    1925, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 475 new

    Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 282 new

    The Merry Widow

    1925, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 392 new

    Lady Windermere's Fan

    1925, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 238 new

    The Salvation Hunters

    1925, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 315 new

    Stella Dallas

    1925, in 1 top list Check
  11. 317 new

    Smouldering Fires

    1925, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source