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. 39 new

    Monsieur Verdoux

    1947, in 11 top lists Check
  2. 140 new

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  3. 142 new

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  4. 225 new

    Fireworks

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 293 new

    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

    1947, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 329 new

    Pursued

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 416 new

    Boomerang!

    1947, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 427 new

    The Woman on the Beach

    1947, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 444 new

    Ride the Pink Horse

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 468 new

    King-Size Canary

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source