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 Public Enemy
1931, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Ox-Bow Incident
1943, in 14 top lists Check -
806 new
Wings
1927, in 12 top lists Check -
820 new
Battleground
1949, in 3 top lists Check -
814 new
Nothing Sacred
1937, in 4 top lists Check -
813 new
A Star Is Born
1937, in 5 top lists Check -
821 new
Yellow Sky
1948, in 2 top lists Check -
815 new
Beau Geste
1939, in 0 top lists Check -
822 new
The High and the Mighty
1954, in 1 top list Check -
807 new
Beggars of Life
1928, in 3 top lists Check -
810 new
Heroes for Sale
1933, in 1 top list Check -
817 new
Roxie Hart
1942, in 1 top list Check -
811 new
Wild Boys of the Road
1933 — a.k.a. Dangerous Days, in 2 top lists Check -
819 new
Story of G.I. Joe
1945 — a.k.a. War Correspondent, in 3 top lists Check -
823 new
Good-bye, My Lady
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
809 new
The Hatchet Man
1932 — a.k.a. The Honourable Mr. Wong, in 0 top lists Check -
812 new
The President Vanishes
1934 — a.k.a. Strange Conspiracy, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Light That Failed
1939, in 0 top lists Check
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