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. 15 new

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  2. 16 new

    Trouble in Paradise

    1932, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 50 new

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 71 new

    Love Me Tonight

    1932, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 75 new

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 100 new

    Shanghai Express

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  7. 200 new

    Blonde Venus

    1932, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 242 new

    One Way Passage

    1932, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 335 new

    The Old Dark House

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  10. 339 new

    The Most Dangerous Game

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 493 new

    American Madness

    1932, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source