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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Deadline - U.S.A.
1952, in 1 top list Check -
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
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Blackboard Jungle
1955, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Last Hunt
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958, in 7 top lists Check -
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Elmer Gantry
1960, in 6 top lists Check -
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Sweet Bird of Youth
1962, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Professionals
1966, in 2 top lists Check -
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In Cold Blood
1967, in 8 top lists Check
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