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. 133 new

    Five Easy Pieces

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 165 new

    The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 221 new

    Ice

    1970, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 230 new

    Brewster McCloud

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 306 new

    Zorns Lemma

    1970, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 310 new

    Trash

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 322 new

    Scenes from Under Childhood Section #4

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 328 new

    Puzzle of a Downfall Child

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  9. 347 new

    The Kremlin Letter

    1970, in 1 top list Check
  10. 422 new

    The Ballad of Cable Hogue

    1970, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 424 new

    Zabriskie Point

    1970, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 426 new

    Woodstock

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 459 new

    The Molly Maguires

    1970, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2012; source