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. 65 new

    The Band Wagon

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  2. 98 new

    The Big Heat

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 108 new

    Anatahan

    1953 — a.k.a. Ana-ta-han, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 188 new

    Shane

    1953, in 18 top lists Check
  5. 214 new

    Pickup on South Street

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 354 new

    From Here to Eternity

    1953, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 370 new

    The Sun Shines Bright

    1953, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 380 new

    The Naked Spur

    1953, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 420 new

    Beat the Devil

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 480 new

    The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.

    1953, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source