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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    Elephant Boy

    1937, in 1 top list Check
  2. 977 new

    The Four Feathers

    1939, in 1 top list Check
  3. 978 new

    Sahara

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 979 new

    The Macomber Affair

    1947, in 1 top list Check
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    Cry, the Beloved Country

    1951 — a.k.a. African Fury, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 28, 2019;