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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King Kong
1933, in 26 top lists Check -
22 new
Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
75 new
Freaks
1932, in 19 top lists Check -
94 new
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956, in 19 top lists Check -
145 new
The Birds
1963, in 18 top lists Check -
157 new
Frankenstein
1931, in 18 top lists Check -
199 new
Bride of Frankenstein
1935, in 19 top lists Check -
228 new
Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
251 new
I Walked with a Zombie
1943, in 10 top lists Check -
258 new
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1931, in 7 top lists Check -
308 new
The Unknown
1927, in 11 top lists Check -
335 new
The Old Dark House
1932, in 5 top lists Check -
339 new
The Most Dangerous Game
1932, in 5 top lists Check -
374 new
Rosemary's Baby
1968, in 21 top lists Check -
398 new
Images
1972, in 1 top list Check -
400 new
The Haunting
1963, in 6 top lists Check -
485 new
Night of the Demon
1957 — a.k.a. Curse of the Demon, in 7 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source