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. 1 new

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 2 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 3 new

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  4. 4 new

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    1916, in 24 top lists Check
  5. 5 new

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915, in 21 top lists Check
  6. 9 new

    The Gold Rush

    1925, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 10 new

    The Crowd

    1928, in 20 top lists Check
  8. 11 new

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  9. 12 new

    The Searchers

    1956, in 26 top lists Check
  10. 13 new

    Modern Times

    1936, in 30 top lists Check
  11. 14 new

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  12. 15 new

    Scarface

    1932, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 17 new

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  14. 23 new

    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
  15. 24 new

    Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl

    1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 26 new

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  17. 27 new

    The Wind

    1928, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 29 new

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  19. 30 new

    The Scarlet Empress

    1934, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 31 new

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 34 top lists Check
  21. 33 new

    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
  22. 34 new

    Nashville

    1975, in 21 top lists Check
  23. 37 new

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  24. 38 new

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  25. 39 new

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 40 new

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  27. 42 new

    Letter from an Unknown Woman

    1948, in 15 top lists Check
  28. 44 new

    Foolish Wives

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 45 new

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  30. 46 new

    The Wedding March

    1928, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 47 new

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930, in 19 top lists Check
  32. 48 new

    You Only Live Once

    1937, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 50 new

    I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

    1932, in 14 top lists Check
  34. 51 new

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  35. 52 new

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  36. 54 new

    Young Mr. Lincoln

    1939, in 8 top lists Check
  37. 55 new

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 56 new

    Salt of the Earth

    1954, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 57 new

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 19 top lists Check
  40. 59 new

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  41. 60 new

    Underworld

    1927, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 66 new

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 67 new

    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
  44. 70 new

    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    1936, in 11 top lists Check
  45. 72 new

    A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

    1923, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 74 new

    McCabe & Mrs. Miller

    1971, in 20 top lists Check
  47. 75 new

    Freaks

    1932, in 19 top lists Check
  48. 76 new

    Chelsea Girls

    1966, in 6 top lists Check
  49. 77 new

    The Big Parade

    1925, in 13 top lists Check
  50. 78 new

    Morocco

    1930, in 9 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source