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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32 new
It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
70 new
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936, in 11 top lists Check -
103 new
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939, in 16 top lists Check -
111 new
It's a Wonderful Life
1946, in 33 top lists Check -
122 new
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932, in 3 top lists Check -
284 new
Lost Horizon
1937, in 6 top lists Check -
312 new
The Strong Man
1926, in 4 top lists Check -
342 new
Meet John Doe
1941, in 3 top lists Check -
345 new
Long Pants
1927, in 1 top list Check -
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American Madness
1932, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source