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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The Scarlet Empress
1934, in 12 top lists Check -
60 new
Underworld
1927, in 9 top lists Check -
78 new
Morocco
1930, in 9 top lists Check -
100 new
Shanghai Express
1932, in 9 top lists Check -
107 new
The Docks of New York
1928, in 9 top lists Check -
108 new
Anatahan
1953 — a.k.a. Ana-ta-han, in 4 top lists Check -
178 new
The Devil Is a Woman
1935, in 4 top lists Check -
200 new
Blonde Venus
1932, in 3 top lists Check -
219 new
The Last Command
1928, in 9 top lists Check -
236 new
The Shanghai Gesture
1941, in 3 top lists Check -
238 new
The Salvation Hunters
1925, in 2 top lists Check -
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It
1927, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source