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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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945, in 6 top lists Check -
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Boomerang!
1947, in 3 top lists Check -
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Pinky
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
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Panic in the Streets
1950, in 5 top lists Check -
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A Streetcar Named Desire
1951, in 15 top lists Check -
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Viva Zapata!
1952, in 2 top lists Check -
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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East of Eden
1955, in 11 top lists Check -
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A Face in the Crowd
1957, in 14 top lists Check -
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Wild River
1960, in 6 top lists Check -
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Splendor in the Grass
1961, in 7 top lists Check -
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America America
1963, in 7 top lists Check
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