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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    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    1962, in 16 top lists Check
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    Prelude: Dog Star Man

    1962, in 0 top lists Check
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    Dog Star Man: Part I

    1962, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 164 new

    Ride the High Country

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 193 new

    The Manchurian Candidate

    1962, in 15 top lists Check
  6. 246 new

    Lolita

    1962, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 351 new

    Heaven and Earth Magic

    1962, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 401 new

    Hatari!

    1962, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 408 new

    The Connection

    1961, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 460 new

    The Miracle Worker

    1962, in 6 top lists Check
  11. 484 new

    Days of Wine and Roses

    1962, in 4 top lists Check
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    Advise & Consent

    1962, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source