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. 31 new

    The Night of the Hunter

    1955, in 35 top lists Check
  2. 105 new

    Kiss Me Deadly

    1955, in 20 top lists Check
  3. 109 new

    Rebel Without a Cause

    1955, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 143 new

    East of Eden

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
  5. 191 new

    Moonfleet

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 265 new

    The Trouble with Harry

    1955, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 300 new

    Mr. Arkadin

    1955 — a.k.a. Confidential Report, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 463 new

    Marty

    1955, in 10 top lists Check
  9. 467 new

    Land of the Pharaohs

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 492 new

    The Big Combo

    1955, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 495 new

    All That Heaven Allows

    1955, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source