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. 2 new

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 — a.k.a. Sunrise, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 60 new

    Underworld

    1927, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 110 new

    The Jazz Singer

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  4. 186 new

    Stark Love

    1927, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 237 new

    7th Heaven

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 308 new

    The Unknown

    1927, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 343 new

    Man, Woman and Sin

    1927, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 345 new

    Long Pants

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  9. 430 new

    White Gold

    1927, in 1 top list Check
  10. 469 new

    The Kid Brother

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 470 new

    It

    1927, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source