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. 3 new

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 36 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 69 new

    The Navigator

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 153 new

    Isn't Life Wonderful

    1924, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 169 new

    The Marriage Circle

    1924, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 235 new

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 348 new

    The Iron Horse

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 399 new

    He Who Gets Slapped

    1924, in 8 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source