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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The Squaw Man
1914, in 1 top list Check -
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The Cheat
1915, in 7 top lists Check -
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Don't Change Your Husband
1919, in 3 top lists Check -
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Male and Female
1919, in 5 top lists Check -
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The King of Kings
1927, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Sign of the Cross
1932, in 2 top lists Check -
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Cleopatra
1934, in 5 top lists Check -
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The Crusades
1935, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Plainsman
1936, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Buccaneer
1938, in 0 top lists Check -
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Union Pacific
1939, in 2 top lists Check -
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North West Mounted Police
1940 — a.k.a. Northwest Mounted Police, in 0 top lists Check -
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Reap the Wild Wind
1942, in 0 top lists Check -
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Unconquered
1947, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Greatest Show on Earth
1952, in 4 top lists Check
Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;