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. 4 new

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  2. 5 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 24 new

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 126 new

    Way Down East

    1920, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 136 new

    True Heart Susie

    1919, in 7 top lists Check
  6. 153 new

    Isn't Life Wonderful

    1924, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 185 new

    The Struggle

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  8. 216 new

    Orphans of the Storm

    1921, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 259 new

    A Corner in Wheat

    1909, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 338 new

    The Mother and the Law

    1919, in 1 top list Check
  11. 375 new

    A Romance of Happy Valley

    1919, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 384 new

    The Musketeers of Pig Alley

    1912, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 429 new

    The White Rose

    1923, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 454 new

    The Painted Lady

    1912, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source