The Best Films According to Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema
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In Andrew Sarris's The American Cinema, every director in the book has their full filmography listed, and Sarris italicizes the best films of each director. Here is the full collection of every film italicized in the book (with the exception of Out of the Past, which remains unitalicized likely as an error as he calls it Jacques Torneur's masterpiece).
The book has multiple sections, with who Sarris viewed as the pantheon directors at the top, and slowly dwindling in quality as the list goes down. However, there is merit to be found towards the bottom, as he lists a series of oddities, one-shots, and, at the time, newcomers, as well as subjects for further research.
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T-Men
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
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Reign of Terror
1949 — a.k.a. The Black Book, in 1 top list Check -
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Border Incident
1949, in 2 top lists Check -
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Side Street
1950, in 2 top lists Check -
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Devil's Doorway
1950, in 2 top lists Check -
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Winchester '73
1950, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Tall Target
1951, in 2 top lists Check -
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Bend of the River
1952 — a.k.a. Where the River Bends, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Naked Spur
1953, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Glenn Miller Story
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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The Far Country
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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Strategic Air Command
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Man from Laramie
1955, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Last Frontier
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
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Men in War
1957, in 4 top lists Check -
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God's Little Acre
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
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Man of the West
1958, in 8 top lists Check
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