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 -
22 new
Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
43 new
Rear Window
1954, in 31 top lists Check -
91 new
North by Northwest
1959, in 30 top lists Check -
114 new
Shadow of a Doubt
1943, in 15 top lists Check -
138 new
Strangers on a Train
1951, in 17 top lists Check -
145 new
The Birds
1963, in 18 top lists Check -
170 new
Marnie
1964, in 8 top lists Check -
244 new
Notorious
1946, in 24 top lists Check -
265 new
The Trouble with Harry
1955, in 2 top lists Check -
365 new
The Wrong Man
1956, in 8 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source