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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    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
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    Un chapeau de paille d'Italie

    1928 — a.k.a. The Horse Ate the Hat, in 7 top lists Check
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    Sous les toits de Paris

    1930 — a.k.a. Under the Roofs of Paris, in 5 top lists Check
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    Le million

    1931 — a.k.a. Le Million, in 8 top lists Check
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    À nous la liberté

    1931 — a.k.a. À Nous la Liberté, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Ghost Goes West

    1935, in 1 top list Check
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    And Then There Were None

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
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    Le silence est d'or

    1947 — a.k.a. Man About Town, in 1 top list Check
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    Les grandes manoeuvres

    1955 — a.k.a. The Grand Maneuver, in 0 top lists Check
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