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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Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check -
5 new
The Birth of a Nation
1915, in 21 top lists Check -
6 new
Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
10 new
The Crowd
1928, in 20 top lists Check -
11 new
The Magnificent Ambersons
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
16 new
Trouble in Paradise
1932, in 17 top lists Check -
17 new
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
18 new
Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
23 new
City Lights
1931, in 34 top lists Check -
24 new
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919 — a.k.a. Broken Blossoms, in 13 top lists Check -
26 new
Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
27 new
The Wind
1928, in 14 top lists Check -
30 new
The Scarlet Empress
1934, in 12 top lists Check -
32 new
It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
33 new
Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
37 new
On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
42 new
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948, in 15 top lists Check -
45 new
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946, in 30 top lists Check -
58 new
Red River
1948, in 16 top lists Check -
60 new
Underworld
1927, in 9 top lists Check -
63 new
Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
65 new
The Band Wagon
1953, in 14 top lists Check -
67 new
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
1931, in 11 top lists Check -
69 new
The Navigator
1924, in 14 top lists Check -
70 new
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936, in 11 top lists Check -
71 new
Love Me Tonight
1932, in 11 top lists Check -
72 new
A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923, in 4 top lists Check -
77 new
The Big Parade
1925, in 13 top lists Check -
78 new
Morocco
1930, in 9 top lists Check -
79 new
Lonesome
1928, in 9 top lists Check -
82 new
Written on the Wind
1956, in 11 top lists Check -
84 new
The Tarnished Angels
1957, in 4 top lists Check -
87 new
The Covered Wagon
1923, in 4 top lists Check -
89 new
A Star Is Born
1954, in 13 top lists Check -
92 new
Ninotchka
1939, in 20 top lists Check -
99 new
To Have and Have Not
1944, in 16 top lists Check -
100 new
Shanghai Express
1932, in 9 top lists Check -
101 new
A Place in the Sun
1951, in 13 top lists Check -
106 new
42nd Street
1933, in 12 top lists Check -
113 new
Sylvia Scarlett
1935, in 4 top lists Check -
118 new
Make Way for Tomorrow
1937, in 16 top lists Check -
122 new
The Bitter Tea of General Yen
1932, in 3 top lists Check -
123 new
The Awful Truth
1937, in 15 top lists Check -
126 new
Way Down East
1920, in 7 top lists Check -
127 new
Swing Time
1936, in 13 top lists Check -
129 new
Seven Chances
1925, in 12 top lists Check -
131 new
The Merry Widow
1934, in 4 top lists Check -
136 new
True Heart Susie
1919, in 7 top lists Check -
137 new
Top Hat
1935, in 14 top lists Check -
146 new
Wild River
1960, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source