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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Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler
1922 — a.k.a. Dr. Mabuse the Gambler, in 14 top lists Check -
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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
1924, in 13 top lists Check -
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Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache
1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 13 top lists Check -
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Metropolis
1927, in 36 top lists Check -
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Spione
1928 — a.k.a. Spies, in 8 top lists Check -
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M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
1931 — a.k.a. M, in 35 top lists Check -
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Fury
1936, in 12 top lists Check -
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You Only Live Once
1937, in 7 top lists Check -
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Man Hunt
1941, in 3 top lists Check -
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Hangmen Also Die!
1943, in 4 top lists Check -
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Ministry of Fear
1944, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Woman in the Window
1944, in 8 top lists Check -
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Scarlet Street
1945, in 10 top lists Check -
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Rancho Notorious
1952, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Big Heat
1953, in 18 top lists Check -
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Moonfleet
1955, in 4 top lists Check -
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Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse
1960 — a.k.a. The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse, in 5 top lists Check
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