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. 38 new

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 51 new

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 124 new

    The Asphalt Jungle

    1950, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 192 new

    The Misfits

    1961, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 213 new

    Reflections in a Golden Eye

    1967, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 233 new

    The African Queen

    1951, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 240 new

    The Red Badge of Courage

    1951, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 256 new

    Fat City

    1972, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 347 new

    The Kremlin Letter

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  10. 420 new

    Beat the Devil

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 421 new

    San Pietro

    1945, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source