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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    City Lights

    1931, in 34 top lists Check
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    Tabu: A Story of the South Seas

    1931, in 11 top lists Check
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    Little Caesar

    1931, in 10 top lists Check
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    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 185 new

    The Struggle

    1931, in 1 top list Check
  6. 189 new

    The Public Enemy

    1931, in 13 top lists Check
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    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1931, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 402 new

    The Front Page

    1931, in 3 top lists Check
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    City Streets

    1931, in 3 top lists Check
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    Trader Horn

    1931, in 1 top list Check
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    Quick Millions

    1931, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source