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 Curse of the Cat People
1944, in 1 top list Check -
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The Body Snatcher
1945, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Set-Up
1949, in 10 top lists Check -
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951, in 12 top lists Check -
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Executive Suite
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956, in 3 top lists Check -
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I Want to Live!
1958, in 2 top lists Check -
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Odds Against Tomorrow
1959, in 3 top lists Check -
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West Side Story
1961, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Sound of Music
1965, in 25 top lists Check
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