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 29 top lists Check
  2. 13 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  3. 23 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 39 new

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 72 new

    A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 132 new

    The Kid

    1921, in 17 top lists Check
  7. 141 new

    Limelight

    1952, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 195 new

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 298 new

    Easy Street

    1917, in 6 top lists Check
  10. 396 new

    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 411 new

    The Circus

    1928, in 10 top lists Check
  12. 439 new

    Shoulder Arms

    1918, in 5 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source